as in pretty
to some degree or extent
wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today
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Recent Examples of somewhat
Mekies gives an outsider's perspective as someone who was somewhat around the team, but at a distance.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Deadline understands that the priorities will have shifted somewhat from 2023 with the focus this time around on shoring up the union’s health plan.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Gemütlichkeit is a somewhat untranslated German word that means the warm, friendly coziness of beer.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
But on nearby Chichagof Island, there’s another, somewhat secret spot offering even closer glimpses at bears’ daily lives.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Deadline understands that the priorities will have shifted somewhat from 2023 with the focus this time around on shoring up the union’s health plan.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Gemütlichkeit is a somewhat untranslated German word that means the warm, friendly coziness of beer.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
But on nearby Chichagof Island, there’s another, somewhat secret spot offering even closer glimpses at bears’ daily lives.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhat
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For John and Julia, the delivery was pretty brutal.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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And pretty much anything from Veejay’s collection; please, give it to me.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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On a recent trip to West Virginia, a reporter saw numerous roundabouts in relatively high traffic areas that appeared to lack infrastructure geared toward pedestrian safety.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Despite sustaining some minor injuries — Ethan sustained several cuts, scrapes and bruises while Brandon sustained a small burn on his forehead and scarring on his hands — the pair escaped relatively unscathed, physically.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Another thing is that the robots in Lai’s experiments were identical, while in a real-world work cell, robotic teams are quite often heterogeneous.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Overall, reviewers believe that Squarespace is quite user-friendly enough for small enterprises but may not fit the scaling needs of larger organizations.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Bailey denied claims that the film was initially rejected due to censorship but rather footage clearance and security concerns.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2025
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Or rather not sitting, but dancing.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Oddly enough, the Buccaneers are currently 3-1 on the season, but the issues in the loss were enough for the quarterback to vent about the struggles.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI can’t meet the demand fast enough for teams using it for research.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhat. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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