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
Sarah Ferguson is reportedly moving somewhere else and will not continue living with Andrew.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
But the action scenes never seem to galvanize, and somewhere along the line the predator, once a ruthless, unstoppable killing machine, has simply lost its menacing mojo.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
But in a Netflix carousel of hourlong specials, Morgan looks like a voyager from somewhere else entirely.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Unless the Academy Award-winning actor Will Smith can serve as a DH somewhere.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
But the action scenes never seem to galvanize, and somewhere along the line the predator, once a ruthless, unstoppable killing machine, has simply lost its menacing mojo.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
But in a Netflix carousel of hourlong specials, Morgan looks like a voyager from somewhere else entirely.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Unless the Academy Award-winning actor Will Smith can serve as a DH somewhere.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for somewhere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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While other Super Tuscans are practically household names among wine collectors, Ca’Marcanda’s flagship blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Camarcanda (without the apostrophe), seems to fly under the radar.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Döpfner nearly bought the FT in 2015, before losing it to Nikkei, and took a controlling stake in Business Insider — at the top of the new media market — for $343 million.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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There’s a close call when Dick opens the cargo door and nearly jumps out of the plane, but Leroy stops him just in time.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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And despite incorporating the EMALS technology, two former US carrier officers told CNN last month that the Fujian’s air operations may still run at only about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier due to the configuration of the carrier’s flight deck.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the reality for him, fairly or unfairly, is that if some of the habits persist, the smoke may turn to fire as the season progresses.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, this technology requires careful attention to bias by ensuring AI agents recognize diverse communication patterns fairly and accurately, rather than embedding harmful assumptions.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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