to a certain extent

idiom

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

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According to the California Secretary of State’s website the delay in final results is to be expected, to a certain extent. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 Therefore, applicants are—to a certain extent—competing against other qualified candidates who share similar experiences, backgrounds, and academic interests. Christopher Rim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Today, to a certain extent, boundaries between underground and overground are dissolving. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024 Decline may be inevitable to a certain extent, but with many more shows like this one, and even long-time viewers will only bother finding out who won via email. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 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 3 Dec. 2024.

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