as in almost
very close to but not completely
somewhere around 15,000 people live in town
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Recent Examples of somewhere
Like your mother’s complacency, which was probably buried in your gene code somewhere.
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Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
His market should land somewhere between $7-10 million annually, well below the aforementioned players.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
And the Seahawks, even if Walker signs somewhere else, are not going anywhere.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
State media reports put the death toll from the bombing at somewhere between 165 and 180, many of them students.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
His market should land somewhere between $7-10 million annually, well below the aforementioned players.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
And the Seahawks, even if Walker signs somewhere else, are not going anywhere.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
State media reports put the death toll from the bombing at somewhere between 165 and 180, many of them students.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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And nearly every business, supply chain expert, and economist who examined the data concluded that the costs fell almost entirely on American firms and consumers, not on foreign exporters.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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One poll this week found that almost half of Americans blame Trump for more expensive gas, even as the president rolls out a host of new proposals to keep oil flowing worldwide.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Her long, loose waves practically hover above her head as if there's no gravity in its atmosphere.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dubai has welcomed residents from practically everywhere on Earth, and its openness stands in defiant contrast with Iran.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The spa Aman’s approach to wellness is holistic and advanced, drawing on nearly 40 years of well-being practices across its entire portfolio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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From 2023 to 2025, the Israeli government approved nearly seventy settlements.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Song was arrested about a week later.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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Born in Japan in 1977, in the town of Shizuoka, about an hour outside Tokyo, Jima moved to the States to attend college.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Most importantly, as mentioned, Gudas has one of the longer rap sheets in the league, albeit all from earlier in his career (between 2015 and 2019), when these reckless plays were fairly routine for him.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions of reparations are a fairly academic subject.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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