as in pretty
to some degree or extent
you've been acting sort of funny all week
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort of
Adverb
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Our fans are still behind us for all 41 home games, and that’s pretty special.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026 -
The practice was pretty much unheard of until just after the Civil War, when it was essentially implemented as a way for employers to avoid paying Black workers a fair wage.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While an annoyance at times for the crew, it's been a relatively minor issue given the technical challenges of safely flying to the moon and back.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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That puts them at the forefront of an asset class that is looking uncertain, although their overall exposure is still relatively small compared to their vast holdings.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While my skin doesn’t quite sparkle or reflect like glass, the results are subtle yet effective.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Manson can’t quite make up her mind about the value proposition of institutional inertia.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, Kahan occupies a funny spot in the pop-music cosmos—music for people who own too much performance fleece to embrace the bombast of Taylor Swift but aren’t quite feral enough for the cacophony of Geese.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Duncan is haunted by the suicide of his college roommate turned business partner five years earlier, which goes a long way toward explaining his perpetual anxiety and aggrievement despite being rich enough to retire.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Meta suggested that Kaley’s mental-health struggles were attributable not to social-media addiction but, rather, to her mother’s emotional and physical abuse and neglect, and that Kaley’s social-media use was not the source of her troubles but a way to cope with them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Showing an new indie film in theaters rather than taking the more common route of going directly to a streaming service or video on demand or even the regional film festival circuit is a rather radical move these days.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Any oil flowing out of the region right now could help keep oil prices at least somewhat in check.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Fresh items requiring refrigerated trailers necessarily cost somewhat more than dry goods.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Because bath bombs release a high concentration of dye into a fairly small amount of water, the pigment has prolonged contact with the tub’s surface.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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In her review, Amy Nicholson sees both depth and something fairly simple.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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