as in pretty
to some degree or extent
you've been acting sort of funny all week
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Adverb
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First of all, the president’s name is redacted throughout, yet everything else seems pretty familiar to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026 -
After the two hitters, the two outs felt pretty good.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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So while on paper Mecklenburg’s child care system appears relatively stable — roughly 500 licensed providers, a net gain of licensed slots last year, no mass wave of closures — Hazeldine says that’s an incomplete picture.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The anchor-and-attach approach would use a claw-and-spike mechanism at the tip of the robotic arm to grapple and anchor to the asteroid—assuming, that is, that Kamo‘oalewa’s surface is sturdy and relatively obstacle-free.—
Andrew Jones,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The Brazilians aren’t quite ready to take it yet.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But Mbappé couldn't quite get there in time.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Altering that process significantly enough to ease that bottleneck would likely come with other trade-offs, experts said, such as earlier deadlines to turn in certain ballots or more time-consuming ballot drop-offs — either of which might dissuade some voters from showing up.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The eat-in area is large enough for large parties while a French door leads to a second rear deck overlooking the pool.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Phongam plays off Jittri’s steam-rolling ambition to electrifying results in a rather addictive Thai thriller series that throws a lot of story at ya.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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In May, the royal family recovered somewhat in popularity, with 64% polled by Norstat supporting the monarchy and 23% wanting a different system of governance.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Given their international teams are expected to go far, the chances of Pedro Porro (Spain), Cristian Romero (Argentina), Richarlison (Brazil) and Micky van de Ven (the Netherlands) turning out in Sydney are fairly slim.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Tools & Materials Needed The good news is that cleaning your bathroom exhaust fan is a fairly easy DIY task!—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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