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
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
The attackers lifted personal information relating to some half a million residents, with the goal of extorting the city to the sum of $1.7 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
By the way, the work requirements, Margaret, is not some onerous, burdensome thing.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
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Adverb
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
The attackers lifted personal information relating to some half a million residents, with the goal of extorting the city to the sum of $1.7 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
By the way, the work requirements, Margaret, is not some onerous, burdensome thing.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 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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The shindig raised approximately $126,000 for House of Ruth Maryland and its mission to provide support to survivors of intimate partner violence.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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In total, positive 1D returns were observed approximately 60% of the time.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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Drake Baldwin, 24, could lead the Braves to weigh offers for Murphy, who’s owed about $50 million through 2028.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The group of fires is in an area that stretches about 3 miles alongside U.S. 85 from Titan Road to Kelly Court, Willie said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Those with expendable capital began purchasing restaurants and gyro joints, places like Greektown’s famed Greek Islands, which has been around since 1971, or the nearby Parthenon (where Kelaidis’ grandparents had their first wedding anniversary), which closed in 2016 after 48 years in business.—
Charlie Kolodziej,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The crash occurred at around 1 a.m. when a white Mercedes SUV was heading the wrong way on the southbound lanes of the highway near Okeechobee Road, FHP says.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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News programs aired three times weekly just for the duration of the Tour de France and consisted primarily of roughly fifteen minutes of footage from the previous day’s stage.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Instead, starting in 2026, the exemption level will increase by roughly 7.2% to $15 million and adjust for inflation every year thereafter.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
Adverb
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images This drop in sales might have something to do with the fact that the median sale price of a home in California remains much higher than that of a typical home in the U.S.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Critics say that the 2023 UPS fight didn’t do as much good as O’Brien claimed, preceding a bloody period of tens of thousands of job cuts as automation takes hold amid facility closures.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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