as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Recent Examples of some
Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Three Americans and one Canadian took off from the Kennedy Space Center to the moon some 248,000 miles away.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It’s been some great at-bats, consistent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Wright was telling this story some 60 years after the fact.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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Over the past week, Ukrainian drones have struck Russian fuel tanks and ammunition depots some 100 kilometers (65 miles) from the front lines in Luhansk, as well as a Russian air defense system more than 130 kilometers from the region’s border, according to geolocated video.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Three Americans and one Canadian took off from the Kennedy Space Center to the moon some 248,000 miles away.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It’s been some great at-bats, consistent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Wright was telling this story some 60 years after the fact.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for some
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
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Kelly’s laboratory discovered tafamidis, marketed by Pfizer as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax, which slows the progression of transthyretin cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy and is taken by approximately 70,000 patients worldwide.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Hazardville Water Company serves approximately 7,500 customers in the towns of Enfield, Somers and East Windsor.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Although lower in the western sky, Venus shines about seven times brighter than Jupiter, yet continues to be rather disappointing in telescopes.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Wimberley, with a population of about 3,000, and New Braunfels, with a population of about 116,000, are tourist destinations in the Texas Hill Country.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Tik-Tok and Instagram weren’t even around in 2010 – the same year Justin Bieber was emerging as a pop star and Lady Gaga put on her meat dress.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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By 2030, JPMorgan estimates that roughly 25 million Americans will be on a GLP-1, up from just 5 million in 2023.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Jupiter Jupiter, as darkness falls, will be roughly one-third up from the western horizon to the point directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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But Hall had to beat much greater odds.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Michael’s brother Sonny (James Caan) becomes the de facto crime boss as the Corleones prosecute a turf war against their rivals, and Michael eventually emerges as the new, and much more ruthless boss, much to the horror of his wife, Kay (Diane Keaton).—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
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