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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you quite sure you have permission to go?
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
we camped quite near Mount Rushmore
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Recent Examples of quite
While their poetry was quite distinct, the voices, in prose and sometimes in person, of the four male poets in the group in particular, Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, could be uncannily similar.
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But as tariff uncertainty has declined, the rebound in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and the thawing of the initial public offering market has made its bankers quite busy.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Weaver has also dealt with injuries this season and has not been quite as sharp.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But as tariff uncertainty has declined, the rebound in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and the thawing of the initial public offering market has made its bankers quite busy.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Weaver has also dealt with injuries this season and has not been quite as sharp.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
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But even if that doesn't end up being realistic, this is still a pretty neat bit of physics.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Corn on the cob is pretty much required for a cookout, and eating is already going to get a bit messy when ribs are also on the menu.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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Atlanta Braves’ Wing Woes Waldrep is with Atlanta as the best option after injuries totally decimated the Braves’ staff.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Usually these products only control grasses and need about a month to be totally effective.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Originally included in Windows 3.0 in 1990, developers hoped Solitaire would help beginner computer users get familiar with the functionality of a mouse – a relatively new tool for people at the time.—
Ariana Torrey,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Cleaning your dryer vent is a relatively simple process.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX is developing Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to the ground for additional missions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The impact of a fully individualized ESPN experience also remains to be seen.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Those who violate the law should answer for it, but those who are charged with enforcing the law have the moral responsibility to do so humanely, fairly and justly.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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And high temperatures will be fairly pleasant, in the high 70s to low 80s range.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The menu features succulent beef joints and tender game meats, accompanied by perfectly roasted root vegetables.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Turner’s music perfectly evokes on an emotional level the sentiment of the film, the essence of a place and people that only exist in the past, Aljafari adds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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His goal was never a quick ceasefire but rather the gradual normalization of Russian territorial conquest through the legitimizing embrace of American diplomacy.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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This isn't a passing fad, but rather a movement that combines aesthetics, practicality, and a nod to the minimalist sophistication that dominates current trends.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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