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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Five or six per cent of the adult population is still a pretty big number.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026 -
Its prices are pretty much on par with those from Vivid Seats, but there are way more shows with prices under $150 (all of them except for the September 15 stop in Canada).—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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This realization, Parker begins to explain, is a relatively recent one.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Switzerland has a relatively weak fertility rate, with natural growth (births minus deaths) at around 6,000 in 2024.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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However, the day did not go quite according to plan for Dale Coyne Racing's Romain Grosjean, and that was all thanks to an unfortunate run-in — in the most literal sense imaginable — with a bird.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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General Daily Insight for April 29, 2026 Tension shows up today when timing, tone, or expectations don’t quite match.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Is the supporting cast good enough?—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Where the Legislature fell short was not going far enough.—
Mark Dee
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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During debate over the bill, supporters argued the intent wasn’t to restrict the rights of transgender people, but rather to protect women and girls.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nussmeier weighed in at a rather light 203 pounds at the NFL Combine and was measured with hands under nine inches.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This may explain why Suzanna’s mother is a somewhat indistinct presence in the novel (at least compared with fierce Sylvie)—patient, even serene behind bars, more eager to talk about her daughter’s future than about her own future, let alone her troubled past.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Whether everything was returned or just the candy is somewhat unclear; no one knows what happened to that precise dispenser.—
Luke Burbank,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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The driveways are fairly short, and at the top of hers, the garage door hangs open.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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