to a certain extent

idiom

: up to a point
To a certain extent he's right.

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Though what exactly happened remains to a certain extent unclear, the fact is there was no concert the following evening. Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024 Unlike sports like tennis or even F1 to a certain extent, where earnings are either transparent or heavily hinted of, NASCAR maintains its secrecy around its drivers' earnings. Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Similarly, other studies have found that genetics can only motivate sharing to a certain extent. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 Their frustration is born to a certain extent of false perceptions. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for to a certain extent 

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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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