something of
idiom
: to some degree
—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
He is something of an expert with car repair.
We have something of a problem here.
The movie was something of a disappointment.
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Burch and Sui’s ability to perfect that mix explains why both brands, in business for decades and still independent, are undergoing something of a renaissance.
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
This undiplomatic tirade went over well in the White House, but marked him as a belligerent nativist abroad and something of an isolationist at home.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Her work is something of makeup legend.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
This view had become something of a religion among tech elites, including Hunter-Torricke’s boss, who had recently recommended the canonical text on the matter, Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature, as part of his public book club.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
This undiplomatic tirade went over well in the White House, but marked him as a belligerent nativist abroad and something of an isolationist at home.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Her work is something of makeup legend.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
This view had become something of a religion among tech elites, including Hunter-Torricke’s boss, who had recently recommended the canonical text on the matter, Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature, as part of his public book club.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Something of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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