as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Recent Examples of some
Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Villarreal is willing to sacrifice its home match to play the fixture some 4,452 miles (7,165 km) away in Miami.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Dogs are the descendents of wolves, splitting off from a now-extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
The young officer’s death stunned the small city of some 13,000 people an hour’s drive north of Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Witch hunts, rare up until then, became common, leading to the unjust prosecution and execution of some 45,000 people, mostly women.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Villarreal is willing to sacrifice its home match to play the fixture some 4,452 miles (7,165 km) away in Miami.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Dogs are the descendents of wolves, splitting off from a now-extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
The young officer’s death stunned the small city of some 13,000 people an hour’s drive north of Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for some
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
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Apple will pay an average of approximately $150 million annually to Formula 1 under the pact, valuing it at about $750 million over the term, according to a source with direct knowledge of the agreement.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 1 mile east of Berkeley and occurred at a depth of 5 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Fifteen superfans will walk around with disguised pre-release Pixel hardware.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The company also issued capital expenditures guidance of around $525 million for the year, less than a prior forecast of $600 million.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Investors are widely expecting a fresh bid from Paramount Skydance for Warner Brothers Discovery, after WBD CEO David Zaslav and his board rejected an initial bid of roughly $20 per share.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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During the event, Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) will pass about 56 million miles (90 million kilometers) from Earth, while Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) will soar even closer, at roughly 24 million miles (39 million km).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But His Dark Materials offers much more than mere escapism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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In fact, McElroy says the marketing aim is much bigger than just one theatrical event.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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