as in pretty
to some degree or extent
those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting
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Adverb
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The Hunting Wives begins with a pretty basic soap opera premise: Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) has just moved from Boston—sorry, Cambridge, where the show keeps reminding us Harvard is—to small-town Texas for her husband Graham’s (Evan Jonigkeit) new job.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 July 2025 -
Even the title phrase, which Francis immediately fell for, falls pretty squarely in line with classic country wordplay and lyrical imagery.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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Three relatively unheralded pitchers — Vásquez, Ryan Bergert (sixth round pick in 2021) and Stephen Kolek (Rule 5 pick from Seattle in 2023) — have combined for a 3.79 ERA in 204 1/3 innings.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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King, one of the most extraordinary living Americans and once (frankly, still) one of the most famous women in the world, came fully out of the closet relatively late in life, and the scenes involve King’s loving but traditional Southern California parents accepting the lesbian couple.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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What’s more, quite unlike the audience for other performers in their 70s who’ve passed through recently, the crowd skewed young; the median age might’ve been half his age.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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The distinction between a studio apartment and a one-bedroom apartment is quite simple, but understanding why the former can be a better option than the latter is slightly more complicated.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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Neither of the ladies’ approaches is at all effective and, instead, rather harmful.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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Some can serve as bulking agents, absorbing and retaining water all that stuff moving through your gastrointestinal tract so that in the end, or rather out the end your poo can move more readily.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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Apply only gentle pressure—enough to move the skin slightly but not cause discomfort.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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If that wasn't bad enough, the Cyclops–Jean Grey–Wolvie love triangle ends tragically.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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All looked fairly predictable, and then the second Trump administration changed policies significantly.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The vineyards in the region are fairly homogenous and the vines healthy, thanks to mild weather conditions.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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If the system strengthens into a tropical storm or hurricane, its path would be somewhat unusual.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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China's trading relationship with the U.S. somewhat stabilized in June, after negotiators secured a tariff truce in early May.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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