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
Then this team arrived, stitched together almost entirely from somewhere else.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Alessandro Nivola is somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike, holding his phone vertically.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 June 2026
So timeline is somewhere as 4-6 weeks, probably.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
The agency's spare attention, meanwhile, is going somewhere specific.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Alessandro Nivola is somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike, holding his phone vertically.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 June 2026
So timeline is somewhere as 4-6 weeks, probably.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
The agency's spare attention, meanwhile, is going somewhere specific.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for somewhere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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There were 3,000 people on the plaza at the June 18 Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony, with almost too many celebrities to count.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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When most pieces share a palette, almost any top works with almost any bottom, so a dozen items can cover dozens of looks.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Madeira is bright, nutty, and practically indestructible.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Of course, Thomas Tuchel can call on a small contingent of Arsenal players — Declan Rice, Noni Madueke and Bukayo Saka — but practically the whole squad understand the value of the dead ball.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Centrist Paz took office seven months ago, inheriting the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation that helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Thick black smoke and flames on Friday returned to the Boyle Heights warehouse that has been at the center of a nearly three-day firefight.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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While most annual meteor showers follow a fairly predictable script, the June Bootids have a habit of surprising astronomers.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Shortly, the reshaping of the Charlotte Hornets’ roster should be fairly complete.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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