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
The party hasn’t quite figured out how to interact with the MAHA movement.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Your 11-year-old self must have felt quite flattered.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, that’s quite interesting and seemingly a good reason for an invite.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
The impact has loosened something around the engine, and now the car’s not quite running right.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Your 11-year-old self must have felt quite flattered.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, that’s quite interesting and seemingly a good reason for an invite.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
The impact has loosened something around the engine, and now the car’s not quite running right.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
Adverb
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Hecox's efforts to have the case dropped aren't completely over, as SCOTUS must still rule on whether the case is moot.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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The pair, who were dating for around eight months, were pretty open with their romance, showing PDA in public and being seen together repeatedly.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s pretty serious stuff, right?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The comparisons do not totally capture what’s happening here, in any case.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The key is going after the criminal element aggressively, assuring public safety totally, and helping addicts recover.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The pair keep a relatively low profile but have collaborated on productions including Wickline’s theater project, Dukes Forever, which Hornbuckle directed.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Keeping with tradition, ADD Drug’s menu has remained relatively unchanged over the past six decades—including the old-school prices.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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This included key initiatives such as attending overseas markets and conferences, acquiring new IP, and engaging a head of international outreach — all of which were fully approved and communicated with the BFI.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the ecoconscious visitor, Harbor Breeze will soon launch a first-of-its-kind, fully electric whale watching vessel called El Escudo.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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But with that said, the city has a fairly robust public transportation system, so out-of-town visitors can get around on Long Beach Transit buses.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Before that, former President Barack Obama oversaw fairly sustained deficit reduction, but that was only after Tea Party Republicans forced his hand in response to his $1 trillion deficit expansion in 2009.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mac did a great ball, perfectly on time.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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And while handing Ole Miss its first loss of the year was reason to celebrate, things got pretty somber rather quickly for the Bulldogs after learning the injury status of one of their top playmakers.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mann said Heat 2 would not deal with the events of 1995 in the original movie but would start rather one day after, with only Hanna’s associate Chris Shiherlis, played by Val Kilmer still alive.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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