as in almost
very close to but not completely
somewhere around 15,000 people live in town
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Recent Examples of somewhere
For all of us outside the Lions’ war room, this feels like an absolutely perfect fit … which means Brad Holmes will probably go somewhere else.
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The push comes from somewhere very human, from a desire to keep up with the competition.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2013, Nature Communications published a study estimating that, in the United States, cats kill somewhere between one and four billion birds each year, and perhaps five times as many small mammals.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Dunk the ends of a lock of your hair in a cup of water (or take a bath, any excuse), and see if your hair floats, sinks, or stays somewhere in the middle.
—Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The push comes from somewhere very human, from a desire to keep up with the competition.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2013, Nature Communications published a study estimating that, in the United States, cats kill somewhere between one and four billion birds each year, and perhaps five times as many small mammals.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Dunk the ends of a lock of your hair in a cup of water (or take a bath, any excuse), and see if your hair floats, sinks, or stays somewhere in the middle.
—Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for somewhere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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There is, however, a region in its atmosphere at an altitude of over 31 miles (50 kilometers), where the temperature and pressure are almost Earth-like.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The heartwarming footage quickly went viral earning over 1 million views and almost 19,500 likes since it was posted on September 27.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Musk became practically a full-time litigant.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kistore Cropped Cardigan A cropped cardigan is such a space-saver in your carry-on, and this navy version goes with practically anything.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Eaton said the eldest child with the woman was about 9 and the youngest was just a baby.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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That’s about 5 percent of the 1,874 total passengers onboard.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Everyone will be treated fairly!—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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