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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
One season might be Scandi minimal with barely-there lights and simple paper ornaments.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The almost-there trend continued last season, Andrews’ first as a starter.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The bold coloring technique shot to stardom back in 2022 when Kendall Jenner traded her brown brows for the barely-there look.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
While Haim dressed down her look with a low-key ponytail and barely-there makeup, Swift stuck to her usual glam with cat-eye liner and signature red lip.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
One season might be Scandi minimal with barely-there lights and simple paper ornaments.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The almost-there trend continued last season, Andrews’ first as a starter.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The bold coloring technique shot to stardom back in 2022 when Kendall Jenner traded her brown brows for the barely-there look.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for there
Interjection
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Without Lud Heat, there’s no From Hell.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like, no, Northy actually has a lot of rules.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Heres’s his response: http://www.kevindeutsch.us/blog/my-response-newsdays-review-8.)—
vanityfair.com,
vanityfair.com,
13 July 2017
Noun
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An aerial view of the oceanfront property, which sits on almost 40 feet of beach in the sandiest section of the neighborhood.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The luggage section is just as compelling, with deep discounts on Samsonite luggage for longer trips and rare markdowns on premium finds like this Tumi backpack.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?—
FILIP BONDY,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2017
Noun
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It was directed at outfielder Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals star who is suddenly and famously on the trading block and could be headed to you-know-where.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
22 July 2022
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The plot is a little messy and undisciplined, throwing into the second act a few wait-where-did-that-come-from incidents that may have been lifted from the book, but are baffling in the play.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
sun-sentinel.com,
24 Aug. 2019
Noun
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The federal government included Niscemi in a state of emergency declaration on Monday for three southern regions hard hit by Cyclone Harry and set aside an initial $120 million to be divided among them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, graduate enrollments of international students were up in other regions.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Interjection
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Almost Famous Kate Hudson not winning an Oscar for her performance as Penny Lane is why she’s nominated for Song Sung Blue this year — well, that’s probably not completely true, but anyways.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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No matter what is asked of her, Hackett can, well, hack it.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This week, Rodriguez signed a law overhauling the nation's oil sector, opening it to privatization and reversing a core policy of the socialist government that has ruled Venezuela for more than two decades.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Overall, financing from China’s official sector has totaled $302 billion between 2000 and 2023, according to AidData, a research lab at William & Mary university in Virginia.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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