as in somewhat
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Adverb
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Fifty seven percent of Americans think the conflict is going very or somewhat badly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
As Valerie Cherish returns for one last close-up on HBO‘s The Comeback, her (somewhat) trusty friend and manager Billy Stanton is back as well.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Though there was significant concern that the late emergence of a new strain of H3N2 would seriously undermine the effectiveness of this year’s shot, the CDC reported (in its online MMWR journal) that the vaccines were moderately protective against hospitalization — for those people vaccinated.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Cerro del Fortín State Park, there’s a moderately challenging four-mile loop, while the La Escarpada hike offers breathtaking views of the city.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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
Adverb
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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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“Fragmentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentarily. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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