1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you quite sure you have permission to go?
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2
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
we camped quite near Mount Rushmore
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Recent Examples of quite
Now nobody’s quite sure if a Windows 12 will be announced later this year, giving users another option before the curtain comes down on Windows 10.
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The press, however, was quick to note that Buckley didn’t quite have Vreeland’s panache (though few did).
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the 19th century, the industrial social-economic order that tariffs helped foster were quite different from what earlier protectionists had promised.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
So there’s a mutual agreement between the two, or mutual benefits, that are quite tolerable—or even pleasurable.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The press, however, was quick to note that Buckley didn’t quite have Vreeland’s panache (though few did).
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the 19th century, the industrial social-economic order that tariffs helped foster were quite different from what earlier protectionists had promised.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
So there’s a mutual agreement between the two, or mutual benefits, that are quite tolerable—or even pleasurable.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
Adverb
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Jarry was pretty good late in the regular season, after his second stint in the AHL.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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And that’s pretty much what another resident, Rachel (Erica Pappas), says in an attempt to dissuade the council from sending a war party of 16 to Seattle.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The best highlighter sticks are embodied by a few of our favorite adjectives: convenient, straightforward, and totally stunning.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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The film’s slim thread to recognizable reality is Kendrick’s Stephanie, who always looks like someone who would nervously pill a dinner roll while pretending to be totally absorbed in the table conversation.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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That’s also true of the relatively small number of people who actually vote in Democratic primaries.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The price of food has remained relatively steady since January. Diner staples, including tomatoes, bread and chicken saw flat or decreasing prices, while a dozen eggs are up 26%.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Ben Dowsett,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The offer was conditioned on Sexton being fully vaccinated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The SpaceX crew missions contracted under NASA are fairly routine six-month trips to the space station for astronauts to conduct science experiments.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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There are four broad categories: physics, chemistry, biology, and social science, with a fairly liberal interpretation of what topics fall under each.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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Robinson’s brand of middle-class psycho surrealism works perfectly in bite-size sketch-comedy doses.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The popular style is all about big and chunky belts, so this set of three woven ones fits the bill perfectly.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Not from an injury standpoint, but rather from an illness circulating the Mets’ clubhouse.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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They had been rather carelessly overfilled and half an inch of gas sloshed on top of the barrels.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a napping spot for babies.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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Property tax levels in 1932 soared to 7 percent of GDP, an absolutely unconscionable number that is utterly inconsistent with maintaining a viable private economy.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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