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 Panch phoron, a five-spice blend from Bangladesh and East India with fenugreek and fennel seed, along with palm oil and pineapple, transports your palate somewhere more tropical. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 An expired website previously used by a government office, nonprofit or business can eventually lead somewhere completely unrelated. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 However, the defense of our constitutional republic must start somewhere. — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026 If a team of 15 becomes eight, responsibilities previously distributed across several people have to go somewhere. — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 26 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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  • Dominguez has been funded almost entirely by the teachers union.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Recorded live in a Norwegian church with the British organist Kit Downes, the album consists almost entirely of pipe organ and Sundfør’s steadfast, saintly voice.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of almost
Adverb
  • Existing approaches have typically relied on relatively bulky energy-harvesting devices sutured onto organs, which have struggled to generate practically useful amounts of power.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Allure Best of Beauty winner—feels practically weightless on skin, absorbing quickly without clogging pores or leaving behind a greasy residue.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of practically
Adverb
  • As families’ interest in charter schools continues to grow, however — charters enrolled over 400,000 students in 2026, up nearly 50,000 students since 2022 — supply and quality must keep up with demand.
    — Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • After fouling out for the first time in nearly a year a few days ago, Antetokounmpo again ran into foul trouble early in Wednesday’s game.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 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
  • While inflation data has been hot, the unemployment rate has been fairly steady.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Will County state’s attorney’s office couldn’t fairly investigate its own conduct, Andreano argued.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairly

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