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 show sees Bill Skarsgård reprise his role as Pennywise, though Season 1 takes its time introducing him in the form we’re used to seeing, and seeks to explore the origins of a character who was already quite fleshed out at the start of King’s book.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
These woody shrubs can get up to 7 feet tall and are quite large compared to herbaceous peonies.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The experience is quite popular, so spots tend to sell out quickly.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
So those numbers were quite different.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
These woody shrubs can get up to 7 feet tall and are quite large compared to herbaceous peonies.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The experience is quite popular, so spots tend to sell out quickly.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
So those numbers were quite different.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quite
Adverb
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The Mets struggled down the stretch and missed the postseason completely despite having one of the highest payrolls in the league.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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To be honest with you, everyone on the cast is pretty horrified by her behavior.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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Late hours are a must, bathroom graffiti helps and there should be a fairly high ratio of cheap beer to, well, pretty much everything else.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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LaValle pushed for genetic testing for Iris after hearing from a friend that her daughter was diagnosed with a rare, totally different genetic mutation.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The incredibly painful, totally infantile, Banana Republic government shutdown ends.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Training ground facilities are relatively basic compared to those of other Spanish top-flight clubs.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Because of the huge amount of money that’s put in front of the players and relatively weak fields, the opportunity to make a lot of money is very, very clear.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Obviously, injuries are playing a major factor, but will the Sabres even be able to stay afloat until the lineup is fully healthy?—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hours later, an appeals court let the ruling to fully fund SNAP stand.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the reality for him, fairly or unfairly, is that if some of the habits persist, the smoke may turn to fire as the season progresses.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, this technology requires careful attention to bias by ensuring AI agents recognize diverse communication patterns fairly and accurately, rather than embedding harmful assumptions.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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His pass over the top of the defense was perfectly placed, allowing Flagg to catch it and do the rest.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her accessories truly made the look, including a pair of crystal drop earrings, bowed stilettos, and a velvet bag, which perfectly matched Prince Harry’s velvety tux.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The lack of competition means the greatest fear many lawmakers have is not the prospect of losing to the other party in a general election but rather being snuffed out in a primary by a more ideological and extreme challenger.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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