somewhat

Definition of somewhatnext

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Recent Examples of somewhat For the next 40 days, mother and child remain somewhat apart from the world that the newborn has just entered. — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Netanyahu’s allies have sought, somewhat unconvincingly, to cast him as too left-wing and squeamish to protect Israel’s security. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026 But that somewhat lackadaisical attitude has also caught him some heat. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 Both have somewhat lower brightness ratings, but both add a vertical lens shift, which can help make up for that. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somewhat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhat
Adverb
  • My first experiments with my at-home cream top were pretty simple.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Watching a sports car drive upside down and then launch itself into the air was pretty incredible.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • As the world’s largest communications satellite network, Starlink can typically support high-speed Internet and data streams for any user or vehicle equipped with a relatively compact Starlink terminal.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • To find out which explanation fits, Boschini and his colleagues used a laser to temporarily disrupt superconductivity in a copper-oxide crystal while the material remained relatively cold.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • But now, as everything online morphs into algorithmic social media, the case for concern has crystallized into something quite specific.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Few sports have embraced the pursuit of new audiences quite like F1, the motorsport league acquired by Liberty Media nearly a decade ago.
    — Sam Jacobs, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Some groups have also emphasized that public health officials should lead not with conversations about an individual child’s risk or potential benefit from vaccines, but rather the vaccines’ impact on society overall.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Stoke and Relativity are fairly close to one another in their development timelines.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Similar majorities of Democrats (70%) and Republicans (67%) are confident that midterms will be conducted fairly and accurately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Airscope overcomes this limitation by delivering a large field of view in a design light enough for animals to wear freely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement The question now is whether commercial demand for invasive Asian carp can grow large enough to meaningfully reduce their populations.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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

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