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to a certain extent

idiom

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

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Because, to a certain extent, Molina is duplicitous, not in a negative way, but as a way of survival. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025 Ichabod Crane, to a certain extent. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025 Watson brash, sort of firing on all cylinders, chaotic to a certain extent. Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025 Such modifications are legal only to a certain extent, according to San Diego police. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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