1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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2
as in legally
according to the rules or the law
had acquired the land fairly
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by
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Recent Examples of fairly
The cost of McDonald's Happy Meals is fairly consistent but does change a little based on restaurant location.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Oscar honors seem to be reserved for movies that are considered to have transcended the genre (in itself a fairly subjective category) in some way.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more than any other director, David rendered Los Angeles fairly: the glittering sprawl of the flats and the freeways, the canyons’ serpentine darkness.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Astronomers say these types of belts are fairly common among exoplanets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Oscar honors seem to be reserved for movies that are considered to have transcended the genre (in itself a fairly subjective category) in some way.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more than any other director, David rendered Los Angeles fairly: the glittering sprawl of the flats and the freeways, the canyons’ serpentine darkness.
—Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Astronomers say these types of belts are fairly common among exoplanets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
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So is the Parisian apartment, so is Paris itself, so is pretty much everything else.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new Joe Schmo, much like the old Joe Schmo, is a pretty mediocre show.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump empowers deportation agents to target migrants allowed into U.S. legally In: Salt Lake City Cold Case Murder Utah Emily Mae Czachor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The governor wanted to require businesses to verify that a person trying to send money abroad is living in the country legally and create penalties for businesses that fail to do so.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jan 27 Richard Lawler Nvidia’s market cap drops by almost $600 billion amid DeepSeek R1 hype.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
28 Jan. 2025
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Cancer incidence is also higher in certain racial minority populations—for example, the cancer mortality rate in Black men is 16 percent higher than in white men, and Hispanic people are almost twice as likely to acquire stomach or liver cancer than white people.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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When the ocean is relatively calm and shallow, there is also less plankton, sand, particles, and other materials constantly churning in the waves, which gives the water a clearer appearance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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And the relatively rare women who do kill themselves with guns usually fit a certain profile.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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But for practically every Redditor who weighed in, the answer was no.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The challenge lies in the inability to consistently measure copper content in scrap, as running lab tests every hour is practically impossible.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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But Hart is correct, no one attacks these types of plays quite like Anunoby does.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The phone also has a 120Hz display, Qi wireless charging, and a decent camera that’s not quite as nice as those on its flagship counterparts but still capable of impressive results.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Every day, dozens of women in this nearly 120,000-member group advertise themselves to each other as potential roommates.—
Violet Piper,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
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In return for Menendez’s influence in the Senate in support of Egypt and Qatar, the businessmen paid him and his wife nearly $500,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in gold bars while also providing several luxury gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz, according to the feds.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The freeze on these cases isn't to scrap student debt forgiveness altogether, but rather to take a 'wait-and-see' approach to how the new administration wants to reshape the programs put in place from the one that preceded them.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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