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
No current employees have been fired and all current media coordinators will be offered a position somewhere within Union County Public Schools for the next school year.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
By the end of the story, what a reader wants is to have traveled somewhere beyond her own living room.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
In season previews, ESPN, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus had all predicted a last-place finish in the American League East and somewhere between 79 and 82 wins.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
This isn’t some like game on a Tuesday afternoon somewhere.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
By the end of the story, what a reader wants is to have traveled somewhere beyond her own living room.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
In season previews, ESPN, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus had all predicted a last-place finish in the American League East and somewhere between 79 and 82 wins.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
This isn’t some like game on a Tuesday afternoon somewhere.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
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The Religion News Service reports the speakers are almost entirely conservative Christians, a key part of the president’s political base.—
Joseph Bonasia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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This game may not carry the same weight, depending on the records of both teams going in, but the intrigue will almost certainly be there.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The gaming complex, which featured a practically closed outlet mall (one shop remains), a robust lotto store and a host of other gas stations and fast food restaurants, closed Buffalo Bill’s last July.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Back in the early 2000s, a $100+ bottle of aged spirit from the island was practically unheard of.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Yet she’s viewed, like everything else in the movie, with an adoration that is nearly transcendental.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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No Stanley Cup since 1967, and the Maple Leafs went nearly 20 years between series wins between 2004 and 2023.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For those looking for more farm activities, Alstede Farms in Chester is about 10 miles north and has a large pick-your-own area, plus a petting zoo, in-season corn maze, and farm store.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Costs for basic staple foods like rice, salt and pulses have risen by about 22% since the start of the Iran war, according to the WFP.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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That's a fairly small sum, although many of her most famous dance cuts arrived long before iTunes, and sometimes decades before Billboard introduced the tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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