to a certain extent

idiom

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

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Scirea’s class on the ball, to a certain extent, made up for Antognoni’s absence. Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 The Eastern Conference is wide open to a certain extent this season due to the Achilles injuries Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered this past postseason. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Internet research, to a certain extent, made law libraries obsolete. Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 Portrayed throughout the season as an unholy fool of sorts, free of malice and premeditation and utterly harmless once properly medicated, Ed redeems himself to a certain extent. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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