to a degree

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Synonyms of to a degreenext
1
: to a remarkable extent : exceedingly
… I felt desolate to a degree.Charlotte Brontë
2
: in a small way
to a degree he succeeded

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Play Video Japan and the US Treasury Department are now working together to a degree unseen in decades to shore up the currency, raising the stakes for anyone betting against it. Mia Glass, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 But many professionals already experience this, psychologically, to a degree. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 That plan was abandoned because of injuries, yes, but also, to a degree, because Green couldn’t be trusted to be the linchpin of the defensive secondary in complicated man-match zone tactics. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 These celebrities have proven that a traditional route to a degree isn’t for everyone, and that’s quite all right. Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for to a degree

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“To a degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20degree. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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