somewhere

adverb

ˈsəm-ˌ(h)wer How to pronounce somewhere (audio)
Definition of somewherenext
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 An analysis of the scene on Fieldview Drive suggested Ringquist slid and tumbled about 12 feet before her body came to rest, and that the truck was going somewhere between 13-15 mph. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Their answers offer a weirdly hopeful view of communities looking for comfort, perspective, and somewhere to be when the results come in. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026 Sitting somewhere else in the world, your whole perspective shifts. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 The show was fiction, of course, but Piper’s guttural performance came from somewhere true. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for somewhere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
  1. almost
  2. practically
  3. nearly
  4. about
  5. fairly
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  • West Charlotte voters chose a new representative on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners for the first time in almost two decades Tuesday.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Dominguez ran a campaign almost entirely funded by the union and echoed its unequivocal red line against shuttering schools.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of almost
Adverb
  • The backstory The Dusit brand is practically synonymous with luxury hospitality in Thailand, having first opened its doors in Bangkok back in 1970.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But the outcome shows that Johnson County’s voters practically single-handedly ended the Republican supermajority.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of practically
Adverb
  • The large agencies supporting the project include the Metropolitan Water District, which delivers water for nearly 19 million people across Southern California.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The High-Speed-Rail Authority was paying four major consulting firms nearly a quarter-billion dollars over two years.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of nearly
Adverb
  • Baltzor and her husband Keith, had just finished riding a bunch of about 150 hundred head of their cattle down Highway 205 on horseback from another pasture.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Thanks to a demolition crew’s early Saturday morning implosion, an 18-story office tower that has hung over Clairmont Road in Chamblee for about five decades has been reduced to rubble.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of about
Adverb
  • Instead, voters exercised their rights on what many voting observers considered to be a fairly normal Election Day.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Some of the players wearing the Guardian Cap are fairly high profile, including Saints receiver Chris Olave and Patriots receiver Romeo Doubs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of fairly

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