somehow

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 Then somehow — if the vision is strong enough and buzz reaches the right people — money naturally starts trickling in. Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025 The San Francisco 49ers recently lost superstar edge-rusher Nick Bosa for the year, along with a host of other injury issues to big-name players this season, yet have still somehow managed a 6-3 record. Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 The show — revolving around the servers and bartenders at SUR, with Vanderpump presiding over both their work and (somehow) personal lives — was about the messy, bed-hopping lives of struggling actors, musicians and models in Los Angeles who needed restaurant work to sustain them. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025 And then this defense, with all of this uncertainty, somehow stopped Mahomes in a way that no one ever has before. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for somehow
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  • The negative reviews — some going as far as calling All’s Fair the worst show ever with the worst acting — triggered a new media cycle of stories.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Apple’s biggest acquisition ever was the $3 billion deal for Beats in 2014, a deal that would is tiny compared to WBD, which is reportedly seeking north of $60 billion.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Don’t try to spin things because you guys feel [someway] about Miami.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • All of which puts it someway behind high-profile rivals and critics of the couple.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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