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
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Dozens of others were injured, some seriously, as the ramming shook the country before a federal election.
—Jim Morris and Rob Gilles, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s Secret & Co. got its websites back up and running, but needs to huddle with tech support some more before reporting its official first-quarter results.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
This discovery pushed the emergence of vertebrates some 20 to 30 million years later than once thought.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2025
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Adverb
Now, promotion is starting to spool up for Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, and here are the release dates for the film in different countries, some earlier, way earlier, some later.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Dozens of others were injured, some seriously, as the ramming shook the country before a federal election.
—Jim Morris and Rob Gilles, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s Secret & Co. got its websites back up and running, but needs to huddle with tech support some more before reporting its official first-quarter results.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
This discovery pushed the emergence of vertebrates some 20 to 30 million years later than once thought.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 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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But records obtained by The Miami Herald showed that only one-third of the approximately 900 immigrants detained at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sheffield collected approximately 51% of the vote, Kinloch 17% and Jenkins 16%, according to the unofficial results.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The crash happened about 9 a.m. on northbound state Route 163, CHP spokesperson Officer Kimberly Gonzalez said in a news release.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce, running a skinny post down the left sideline, caught the ball in stride for about a 20-yard gain before skirting out of bounds.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The lack of conservative pushback this time around has left the food industry, a powerful lobbying force, as the primary barrier to passing legislation, said Meghan Enslow, policy associate for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, Sub-Saharan Africa received around 40% of the USAID budget — second to only Ukraine.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The world’s most valuable digital currency had climbed to roughly $124,380 around 8:30 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This is especially relevant after the California Coastal Commission rejected a proposal by SpaceX to double its launch cadence at Vandenberg Space Force Base, a spaceport located roughly 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That album dropped five years after Khalid’s second album, 2019’s Free Spirit, which makes After the Sun Goes Down a much quicker release.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s great progress, but there is much more to be done.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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