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 And somewhere between catching bass and swapping stories, Church decided to have a little fun at the expense of another former NFL star who had visited his lake. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 This weekend, that somewhere was the BFI London Film Festival, where Carey Mulligan wore the outfit to the premiere of Wildwood, a stop-motion fantasy from the makers of Coraline, with her hair swept back behind her ears. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 So there’s a hole somewhere in her, and that needs to be filled in a way. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 More Maryland companies expanding here instead of somewhere else. — Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 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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  • There’s plenty of other awful things happening in the episode, almost all of them revolving around Sai.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of almost
Adverb
  • Remember the old Popeye and spinach routine, where the squinty-eyed sailor scarfs down a can of leafy greens and his muscles practically burst out of his shirt?
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The chase for a third consecutive World Series championship is historically and essentially and practically kaput.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of practically
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  • Emily Hargreaves, who has been at Multitude for nearly a decade, continues to lead the personal PR biz including Dyer, Adefope and Latif.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Atlas assembly overhaul The company released a nearly six-minute video showing how its manufacturing processes support rapid hardware development, letting engineers move from design changes to physical components and assembled robots faster.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nearly
Adverb
  • In Lyon, France's third-largest city where about 20,000 protesters joined the march, a fire broke out inside a tourist office.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The incident occurred along the 3700 block of Gardenia Avenue, where police received a call about two shots being fired in a nearby residence, Long Beach Police said in a statement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of about
Adverb
  • Colonial and Cape Cod-style clapboard homes, with shutters and dormer windows, sit fairly close together.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When the semis fall like this, according to Cramer, the drop usually lasts fairly long.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairly

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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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