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Recent Examples of somehow
Pochettino is an Argentine, not an American, but somehow the first-person plural pronoun worked well enough.
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Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Vomit, bloody tampons, and Ingrid Michaelson await at the end, and somehow even that feels triumphant.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
New York clinched the series with a 94-90 win in San Antonio, but most would agree the series was won in Game 4 when the Knicks somehow erased a 29-point deficit at Madison Square Garden.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Every family has their own sankhu recipe, and Doña Conchi's is pleasant and grassy, somehow dry and sweet at once.
—Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Vomit, bloody tampons, and Ingrid Michaelson await at the end, and somehow even that feels triumphant.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
New York clinched the series with a 94-90 win in San Antonio, but most would agree the series was won in Game 4 when the Knicks somehow erased a 29-point deficit at Madison Square Garden.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Every family has their own sankhu recipe, and Doña Conchi's is pleasant and grassy, somehow dry and sweet at once.
—Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somehow
Adverb
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Not sure those words have ever been used before to describe a major sports facility in the United States, but change is good.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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That’s one way to get a happily ever after.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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This time, if things are going well for the Broncos, there is no lurking ankle issue for Nix. Week 9: at San Francisco Week 10: Bye Week 11: at Las Vegas Week 12: at L.A. Chargers (Black Friday) The Broncos, somehow, someway, are going to end up part of the NFL’s holiday scheduling.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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Furthermore, Barca is still someway short of being able to follow a top number 9 such as Julian Alvarez.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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