somehow

Definition of somehownext
as in ever
in a way that is not known or certain Somehow we got lost. She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand. It will all work out somehow.

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Recent Examples of somehow The ambiance is open and airy, yet somehow intimate. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026 Your host, Miranda, offers a back story to the project that involves her family of scientists being shipwrecked on an island off South America upon which many of the dinosaurs somehow survived to the present day. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026 These are the pieces that maximize space, minimize stress, and somehow make a carry-on work for just about any itinerary. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 There are still claims that adding a one-dollar levy to each plane ticket—paid by foreign visitors—would somehow devastate international tourism. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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  • The International Energy Agency said its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • To solve the high cost of green energy, a new partnership is launching the first-ever off-grid project to convert raw solar power into hydrogen for immediate grid blending in Spain.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • The Nuggets somehow, someway, boast a 35-20 record at the All-Star break.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Below, the five distinct fashion trends that had their heyday 10 whole years ago but which are, someway and somehow, appearing in our shopping carts yet again.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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