somewhat

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Recent Examples of somewhat Because of that heterogeneity, TNBC can be somewhat trickier to treat effectively—there is [variability] in their response to our best treatments. Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026 Yields declined somewhat over the course of the morning but spiked back up after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on CNBC and teased even more bond repurchases. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 According to the Federal News Network 2026 return-to-office survey of 7,463 federal workers, more than 53% of respondents said their overall work experience after returning to office was very negative, with another 30% calling it somewhat negative. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Low testosterone without a medical issue is somewhat uncommon. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somewhat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhat
Adverb
  • That’s fair enough, especially since, as the rest of the episode proves, Boyle is pretty universally known in Great Britain.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Odds of getting shares were worse than one in five thousand, which explains pretty loudly why the stock popped so much on launch.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Female enlistments, by contrast, have remained relatively steady at around 10,000 recruits a year.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie fourth-round wide receiver Elijah Sarratt has been relatively quiet in practices over the past couple of weeks.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The currents in the sea mean that swimming with small children or weak swimmers can be quite unrelaxing.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jacquelyn is quite private and has no social media accounts.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The perfect site in the crystal A crystal may only look like a piece of glass, but building the right one with a perfect site is rather difficult.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But over the last couple of seasons, Premier League goalkeepers have been… actually rather good.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That is a fairly hot SPAC, implying a value for Agility somewhere near $4 billion.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Still fairly discounted in drafts, Brooks is someone to circle on your cheat sheet.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The hyperscalers now ship routing inside Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI and Azure AI Foundry, and any customer large enough to negotiate provider discounts already has bring-your-own-key as an exit.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The cancer, the side effects, and the unpayable bills were bad enough.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhat. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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