as in pretty
to some degree or extent
you've been acting sort of funny all week
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Adverb
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My audience can smell something disingenuous pretty quick.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026 -
Everyone looks pretty baffled at what Mwepu Ilunga has done, not least his team-mates.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Captain Edson Álvarez helped turn away South Korea’s attack late, holding up relatively well despite having left ankle surgery during the past year.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Because this research was conducted on mice over a relatively short 16-week period, further clinical trials are necessary to determine whether a completely sugar-free diet causes the same gut and liver inflammation in humans.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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Ament didn’t quite reach his offensive potential at Tennessee, but this is not dissimilar to the gamble the Bucks once took on a young Antetokounmpo.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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But the Clippers have shaken up their team quite a bit in the last few months and are a team worth watching this week.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
Adverb
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Jace and his steed climbed free, high into the sky, just long enough for American viewers to have a quick bathroom break.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The La Roja boss didn’t react quickly enough to the situation, instead opting for more of the same after the halftime break – rightly or wrongly relying on his mainstay players who largely brought him to this point – and didn’t change anyone until the 71st minute.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Adverb
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The menu at Ardys’ food truck is rather sparse compared to its restaurant in Philippine Cultural Center, but the truck could arguably sell just one item and still do just fine.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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In bacteria, transcription factors are rather like keys that fit the locks of unique binding sites on DNA.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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Whatever the reasons, the result is somewhat ironic.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Car show winners The winner of Best in Show at the fourth annual Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show, held June 6, may seem somewhat underwhelming, but organizers assert that Michael Vanni’s 1964 Chevy Nova has serious street cred.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 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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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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