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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The silhouette has become something of a go-to for Jenner, who was photographed wearing a similar (if not the same) pair of kitten heel mules with stirrup leggings back in 2024.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
Oddly, there remains something of a confusion about two things.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Hallmark has spun up something of a flywheel, leveraging its TV and movie talent for live events, and creating original programming from those events.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
Oddly, there remains something of a confusion about two things.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Hallmark has spun up something of a flywheel, leveraging its TV and movie talent for live events, and creating original programming from those events.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
More recently, the format has met something of a reappraisal.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Something of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20of. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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