as in somewhat
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Adverb
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But there were other vital and somewhat uniquely Kansas City elements that had to coalesce, too.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The president’s recent announcement of progress has been somewhat overshadowed by violent crimes making headlines daily.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s why the Fed’s minutes are being interpreted by many this morning as being relatively hawkish—meaning that the Federal Open Market Committee is less enthusiastic about cutting interest rates further.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s true even when key elements of that history are relatively unknown, like that of Georgia’s blueswomen.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Gradual warming across Maryland through Thursday Early morning temperatures stayed safely above freezing in and around the Baltimore Beltway, but fog continues to be quite problematic.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The circumstances were quite different in 2016, though, as William and Kate were happy and in love; Diana, though on a visit to India with her then-husband Prince Charles, poignantly visited the monument to love solo.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Starting in March 2026, new episodes of Peppa Pig will reveal that Peppa’s 2-year-old brother, George, is moderately deaf in one ear and he will be fitted with a hearing aid, just like my son.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, the year’s sixth Spare the Air Alert will be in effect; the Bay Area Air District issued the alert Wednesday because the air will be only moderately healthy and bordering on unhealthy for groups with breathing issues.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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In pretty good shape for his age, rode his bike everywhere around New York.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The pace isn’t slow but, rather, timeless; Depardon builds it with long takes that are emptied of what the captive thinks of as her life but full of an alternative time scale, a meta-experience of its own.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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During her lifetime, Gwen John’s achievements were rather overshadowed by those of her younger brother Augustus, said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentarily. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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