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
For now, much of the work in quantum is still fairly academic.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are conducted fairly.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Compared to most of her Marvel Cinematic Universe counterparts, Riri is a fairly new character.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Morningstar considers Yum’s shares fairly valued at $145, with no change to its capital allocation rating.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 June 2025
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are conducted fairly.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Compared to most of her Marvel Cinematic Universe counterparts, Riri is a fairly new character.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Morningstar considers Yum’s shares fairly valued at $145, with no change to its capital allocation rating.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
Adverb
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Yellow and purple is a pretty bold choice of contrasting colours.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Once the sun came in, hiking felt pretty comfortable.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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In fact, no bears under 100 pounds can be legally taken.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Nearly every state requires motorists to carry some amount of liability insurance to be on the road legally.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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When a tariff bill for almost $11,000 arrived without warning, Robert Keeley reached for one of his last financial lifelines and cashed in 1.83 million American Express reward points to pay it.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The first American Pope officially comes from the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel, which seems almost as fantastical as coming from the Gladden Fields of Middle Earth.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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But at a price point just north of $500, that’s a relatively small gripe for an otherwise sound piece of equipment.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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So far, the country's outbound shipments have held up relatively strong over the past two months, as exporters pivoted to alternative markets, notably Southeast Asian countries and European Union nations.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The craft beer landscape was quite different when the Maltose Falcons formed their homebrewing club in California 51 years ago.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Aldean has racked up 30 No. 1 country radio hits across his career, along with over 20 million albums sold and nearly 20 billion global streams.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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The 30-month-long case, which thrust Idaho into the national spotlight, spanned several states as investigators searched for a suspect for nearly seven weeks.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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Features like real-time rewards, transparent APY breakdowns, and sequencer fee recycling are designed to meet the demands of firms that need more than narratives, but rather need yield, efficiency, and accountability.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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In the long term, industry leadership may no longer be reserved solely for companies with the most resources but rather for those that excel at connecting diverse innovation forces and facilitating efficient value flow within the innovation ecosystem.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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