1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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2
as in legally
according to the rules or the law
had acquired the land fairly
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by
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Recent Examples of fairly
On a show with fairly predictable outcomes this one may be the most.
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Darren Cooper,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The result is a single figure that lets a $25 trend piece and a $200 staple be judged fairly against each other.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Hanley, though, is currently in a residual battle to be fairly compensated for her work.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Reed seems almost like insurance for Quaintance, which seems fairly expensive insurance versus just signing a vet to the minimum.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Darren Cooper,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The result is a single figure that lets a $25 trend piece and a $200 staple be judged fairly against each other.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
Hanley, though, is currently in a residual battle to be fairly compensated for her work.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Reed seems almost like insurance for Quaintance, which seems fairly expensive insurance versus just signing a vet to the minimum.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
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Switzerland has played a pretty physical game in the first half, but Canada has challenged its players at every turn, frustrating the Swiss in the attacking third after denying two different chances at the goal.
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For decades, earthquakes pretty much anywhere met a large, unilateral US response of assistance.
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The South China Sea tribunal in 2016 in the Hague has ruled that China cannot legally occupy the shoal.
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Since 1966, companies with 100 or more employees have been legally required to submit annual demographic reports to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to disclose data describing the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their workforce by job category.
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Which side of a sun shade faces out Not using a sunshade properly almost defeats the purpose of using one at all.
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Your chance to take up to 70 percent off brands like Samsonite, Vionic, and New Balance is almost gone.
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By contrast, retirees enjoy a financial edge in such states as Minnesota, Utah and Colorado, where residents enjoy high retirement income and expenses that are relatively manageable.
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India is seen as a laggard in the global AI race, but having the world’s second-largest workforce and relatively low labor costs has led to a boom in companies collecting data to train robots.
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While there are a few unspoken rules for the main course—most people stick to the classic protein, starch, and vegetable combo—appetizers can be practically anything.
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As someone who practically lives in T-shirts all summer, polo shirts have never been at the top of my shopping list.
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Ament didn’t quite reach his offensive potential at Tennessee, but this is not dissimilar to the gamble the Bucks once took on a young Antetokounmpo.
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But the Clippers have shaken up their team quite a bit in the last few months and are a team worth watching this week.
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That game skyrocketed him to fame from some 50,000 to nearly 10 million Instagram followers in a day.
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The Mets nearly answered against Wheeler in the bottom of the first, as Soto — with a runner on first base — drilled a 397-foot drive to right-center.
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Riff argued the issue to halt the payout was not a legal battle but rather a political one.
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In a dissenting opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Jackson argued the case is not about gun rights, but rather property rights, since there is no constitutional right to enter private property without permission.
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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