to a certain extent

idiom

: up to a point
To a certain extent he's right.

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This is admissible to a certain extent, but not in its entirety. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 Of course, Putin has already made huge numbers of Russians into his accomplices, and to a certain extent, that guarantees their loyalty. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025 If Musk, to a certain extent, has become a representation of the government, his ubiquity suggests that the government is growing, at least as an object that demands people’s attention. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 2 May 2025 Any good headphones already do this to a certain extent. New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a certain extent

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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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