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adjective

ˈsəm How to pronounce some (audio)
Definition of somenext
as in one
known but not named some people won't be able to come

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adverb

ˈsəm How to pronounce some (audio)
as in approximately
close to but not exactly some 300 people showed up for the giveaway

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Recent Examples of some
Adverb
In coming months, LINK must reach the space telescope some 190 miles above Earth’s surface, grapple it with its three robotic arms and boost it to a higher orbit. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Forgive themselves for the some good and the some bad, and move forward with a kind heart. — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026 Forces — some visible, some harder to see — are upending literature and education itself. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Eric Bieniemy was reintroduced as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator on a Zoom news conference some 1,070 days after his last game in the role — Kansas City’s 38-35 Super Bowl LVII win over the Philadelphia Eagles. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for some
Recent Examples of Synonyms for some
  1. one
  2. approximately
  3. about
  4. around
  5. roughly
  6. say
  7. much
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of one
Adverb
  • The manufacturer lists approximately 2,485 miles with a 40,000-pound payload.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The ticket purchase limit for that concert was between four and eight, prosecutors said, and REPS allegedly made approximately $833,323 in profit by reselling those tickets.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of approximately
Adverb
  • In Lyon, France's third-largest city where about 20,000 protesters joined the march, a fire broke out inside a tourist office.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The incident occurred along the 3700 block of Gardenia Avenue, where police received a call about two shots being fired in a nearby residence, Long Beach Police said in a statement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of about
Adverb
  • For reference, an extrait’s concentration is usually around 20 to 30 percent.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said today that a gas pipeline is being converted to carry crude as well and could move around 1 million barrels a day within eight weeks, rising to 3 million with further investment.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of around
Adverb
  • The company’s roughly $250,000 investment in 2026 supports creative personnel and project-specific costs aimed at building a sustainable pipeline of original series.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The study initially enrolled 53,000 varsity college athletes and service academy members; roughly one-quarter remain participants today.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of roughly
Adverb
  • The result has been a group of ridiculously talented dancers with a never-say-quit attitude and a lot of stuff to say — and doing it elegantly.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of say
Adverb
  • What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • No state Supreme Court contest is expected to cost even close to that much this year, because no single seat is perceived as that essential to control a court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of much

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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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