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Recent Examples of quite Obamacare survived a 16-day partial shutdown in 2013 aimed at defunding the new, and then still quite unpopular, healthcare law. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025 The mission of the company is quite simple. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 The reality series premiered its seventh installment in July 2025 — and the family's dynamic was quite different from when they were first introduced on the small screen. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 While not quite Grateful Dead numbers, the shirt is listed for $3,999 online. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
Adverb
  • The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The matches are pretty violent, with nasty punches to the face and vicious knees to the head.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone was pretty nervous, and there were a lot of things to care for and think about, but as time went by during the tour, everyone felt more at ease, and everyone seemed more relaxed.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • So Evason’s my pick, but he could totally get snubbed for a newer hire, such as Glen Gulutzan or Sullivan.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, sometimes the opposite is true, as the whisky becomes overly tannic and is transformed into something totally unrecognizable.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • After Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda dissipated in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching the tropics for any sign of a storm stirring up that might impact the United States, but things are relatively quiet at the moment.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The menu is incredibly gluten-free friendly and relatively inexpensive—expect to pay between 6 and 9 pounds sterling for a sandwich—and there’s both indoor and outdoor seating available.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • If the plates aren’t fully clean, repeat as needed.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Everyone will be treated fairly!
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • So, spending your free time on a massive project for your crush seems perfectly reasonable.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The audience for wax museums is melting away in the digital age, when posing with a static dummy has come to feel rather quaint.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The simplicity is intentional so your eye isn't bouncing, but rather gliding through the room.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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