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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The lightweight, barely-there formula dries pretty quickly, and there’s absolutely no sticky finish.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Four large porcini ravioli for $40 is pretty outrageous — that’s seriously $10 per.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Both products cap out at 512GB of SSD space, but the iPad costs, relatively, much more to get there, at $649 for the 512GB tablet alone—with no keyboard—versus the 512GB Neo’s $699 total.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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The state is relatively protective of private property, according to a 2024 review from the National Consumer Law Center.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But, as the historian and New Yorker contributor Daniel Immerwahr points out, these latest American acts of aggression represent something quite different.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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His family is not quite as enthusiastic.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The products really are versatile, customizable, and comfortable enough to wear all day.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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His five-on-five play, for me, is not aggressive enough.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This, more than the rather treacly spectacle of Barbra Streisand serenading the late Robert Redford, was the film history high point of the night.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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This distinction is rather simple.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But as modern life can threaten the survival of the treasures of the past, so the earlier site had gotten lost and had been somewhat forgotten.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Best Things to Do Explore the Town Square Sometimes, town squares in small Texas towns can feel somewhat decorative.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Most importantly, as mentioned, Gudas has one of the longer rap sheets in the league, albeit all from earlier in his career (between 2015 and 2019), when these reckless plays were fairly routine for him.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions of reparations are a fairly academic subject.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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