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
Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Three Americans and one Canadian took off from the Kennedy Space Center to the moon some 248,000 miles away.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It’s been some great at-bats, consistent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Wright was telling this story some 60 years after the fact.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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Over the past week, Ukrainian drones have struck Russian fuel tanks and ammunition depots some 100 kilometers (65 miles) from the front lines in Luhansk, as well as a Russian air defense system more than 130 kilometers from the region’s border, according to geolocated video.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Three Americans and one Canadian took off from the Kennedy Space Center to the moon some 248,000 miles away.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
It’s been some great at-bats, consistent.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Wright was telling this story some 60 years after the fact.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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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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The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 4 miles west of Cobb and occurred at a depth of 1 mile.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Out of the 10% to 15% of couples worldwide who experience infertility, male factors cause or contribute to approximately 45% of those cases, data shows.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is only about a third as salty as the open ocean and has a number of endemic species, including a little seal with no ears.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The average age of these nuclear reactors is about 42 years old.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The charity has around 450 members, after more than 100 joined last year.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a few days of awkward deflections and a viral PR shutdown, Paige Bueckers finally addressed the topic everyone has been dancing around — her romantic relationship with Azzi Fudd.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Viewed from certain perspectives—the perspective of history, the perspective of the roughly one quarter of the world that was once colonized by Britain—London is a metropolis built on crime.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Chinese news outlets began reporting drops of roughly seventy-five per cent in micro-drama crews in Hengdian.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Hall had to beat much greater odds.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Michael’s brother Sonny (James Caan) becomes the de facto crime boss as the Corleones prosecute a turf war against their rivals, and Michael eventually emerges as the new, and much more ruthless boss, much to the horror of his wife, Kay (Diane Keaton).—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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