1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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2
as in legally
according to the rules or the law
had acquired the land fairly
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3
as in almost
very close to but not completely
he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by
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Recent Examples of fairly
The fairly clean attachments popped off the mixer with the pull of a loop and took seconds to hand-wash.
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
That was also fairly typical of the Italian team.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In fairness, Miami spending fairly big for its new QB Willis also made trading Waddle more necessary.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Mizzou has had a fairly steady pipeline of talented wideouts, including 1,000-yard seasons from J’Mon Moore (twice) and Luther Burden III in the last 10 years.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
That was also fairly typical of the Italian team.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In fairness, Miami spending fairly big for its new QB Willis also made trading Waddle more necessary.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Mizzou has had a fairly steady pipeline of talented wideouts, including 1,000-yard seasons from J’Mon Moore (twice) and Luther Burden III in the last 10 years.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
Adverb
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The lightweight, barely-there formula dries pretty quickly, and there’s absolutely no sticky finish.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026
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Four large porcini ravioli for $40 is pretty outrageous — that’s seriously $10 per.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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Humphries moved to San Diego, immigrating legally from Canada in a process that spanned the late 2010s to early 2020s.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Over the past few years, massive datasets scraped from the internet to train large language models like ChatGPT and Claude have become increasingly controversial—and legally contested.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that such inferences are often wildly speculative and will almost certainly lead to false convictions or arrests.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hungary has a population of almost 10 million, a fraction of the bloc's 450 million people.—
LORNE COOK,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Both products cap out at 512GB of SSD space, but the iPad costs, relatively, much more to get there, at $649 for the 512GB tablet alone—with no keyboard—versus the 512GB Neo’s $699 total.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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The state is relatively protective of private property, according to a 2024 review from the National Consumer Law Center.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Her long, loose waves practically hover above her head as if there's no gravity in its atmosphere.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dubai has welcomed residents from practically everywhere on Earth, and its openness stands in defiant contrast with Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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But, as the historian and New Yorker contributor Daniel Immerwahr points out, these latest American acts of aggression represent something quite different.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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His family is not quite as enthusiastic.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rather, nearly every musician for the musical is located in a different room away from the stage itself.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The game shifted back to Miami during that run, Gates said, while the Hurricanes ended the second half shooting nearly 60% from the field.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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This, more than the rather treacly spectacle of Barbra Streisand serenading the late Robert Redford, was the film history high point of the night.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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This distinction is rather simple.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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