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
Mammals, though, have mostly lost this ability somewhere along their evolutionary path.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Frame and Rudden bring a greater dramatic intensity than the more lighthearted Brogan or Frye, with Taylor somewhere in the middle.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Jean occasionally stayed in the room following her dad’s death, but typically resided somewhere else, according to Joseph.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
So, back of the envelope calculation suggests that GDP would drop somewhere on the order of 0.2% for every $10/barrel increase in oil prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Frame and Rudden bring a greater dramatic intensity than the more lighthearted Brogan or Frye, with Taylor somewhere in the middle.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Jean occasionally stayed in the room following her dad’s death, but typically resided somewhere else, according to Joseph.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
So, back of the envelope calculation suggests that GDP would drop somewhere on the order of 0.2% for every $10/barrel increase in oil prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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Revenue for Goto’s financial services unit almost doubled last year, reaching 3.7 trillion Indonesian rupiah ($230 million).—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Weirdly enough, this was one of the first things that popped into my mind after seeing Celine Song's Materialists, a movie that, in almost every way, couldn't be further from Showgirls.—
Aisha Harris,
NPR,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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In one study, drivers of expensive cars practically aimed at pedestrians.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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But now, with not just musicians but the wider world worried about recession (or worse?), these Depression anthems felt practically ripe on the vine.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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At more than 400 total feet in height, Starship towers over SpaceX's famous Falcon 9 rocket – one of the world's most active – which stands at nearly 230 feet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The Dodgers, with their nearly $400 million roster, may soon need to pull a kid out of the stands, Henry Rowengartner-style, and put him on the mound.—
and Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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The 21-year-old Tenafly native flew from Israel to the U.S., landing on Thursday, about one month after his May 12 release from captivity in Gaza.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Each sensor is about 1.6 inches wide and holds over 16 million pixels.—
Jonathan Corum,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Morningstar considers Yum’s shares fairly valued at $145, with no change to its capital allocation rating.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Of greatest importance, why are two free-market champions fairly explicitly calling for government intervention of the bank bailout variety in a book not just about economic freedom, but that routinely notes the government’s role in economic troubles?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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