1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you quite sure you have permission to go?
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
we camped quite near Mount Rushmore
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Recent Examples of quite
While their poetry was quite distinct, the voices, in prose and sometimes in person, of the four male poets in the group in particular, Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, could be uncannily similar.
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But as tariff uncertainty has declined, the rebound in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and the thawing of the initial public offering market has made its bankers quite busy.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Weaver has also dealt with injuries this season and has not been quite as sharp.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
But as tariff uncertainty has declined, the rebound in mergers-and-acquisitions activity and the thawing of the initial public offering market has made its bankers quite busy.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Weaver has also dealt with injuries this season and has not been quite as sharp.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
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But the Panthers’ defense looked pretty strong against the run.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Temperatures and humidity will begin to increase on Thursday, reaching the upper 80s which is pretty typical for mid-August in the metro.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Atlanta Braves’ Wing Woes Waldrep is with Atlanta as the best option after injuries totally decimated the Braves’ staff.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Usually these products only control grasses and need about a month to be totally effective.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Originally included in Windows 3.0 in 1990, developers hoped Solitaire would help beginner computer users get familiar with the functionality of a mouse – a relatively new tool for people at the time.—
Ariana Torrey,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Modern enterprise workflows follow a relatively linear model where junior staff enable transactional processes including data collection.—
Abdi Goodarzi,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Because your body cannot fully break down fiber, your gut produces bacteria to break it down and ferment it.—
Dr. Roshini Raj,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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This model even moonlights as a fully functional bench for outdoor hangouts.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those who violate the law should answer for it, but those who are charged with enforcing the law have the moral responsibility to do so humanely, fairly and justly.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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And high temperatures will be fairly pleasant, in the high 70s to low 80s range.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The menu features succulent beef joints and tender game meats, accompanied by perfectly roasted root vegetables.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The proposal was perfectly on brand for the low-key couple.—
Sarah Jones,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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His goal was never a quick ceasefire but rather the gradual normalization of Russian territorial conquest through the legitimizing embrace of American diplomacy.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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But this will be no typical return, rather a return by the franchise’s all-time leader in 3-pointers.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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