as in pretty
to some degree or extent
those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting
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Adverb
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Charles Franklin: There Are Mixed Feelings About Trump Usually approval and favorability track pretty closely.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025 -
The best all-around ballplayer in town and pretty much the best all-around player the Mets have ever had, which means Francisco Lindor.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Education Department is a relatively small government agency, with just over 4,000 employees and a US$268 billion annual budget.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The relatively steady labor market now appears to be approaching some obstacles in the road, with a pullback in hiring, a high interest rate environment and a cadre of sweeping policy actions from the White House.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even if your skin is quite resilient, the best body washes for sensitive skin can benefit all skin types for their soothing, usually minimalist formulations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
15 Feb. 2025
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The ensemble isn’t quite the catchall for the sociopolitical backdrop of contemporary Western Europe, post the migrant and refugee crises of the 2010s.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Optimism isn’t denying reality, but rather choosing a hopeful and constructive way of interpreting it.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Their hometown is, rather, an alternate universe where Lear’s vision of American progress prevails—where people talk things out, jokes repair societal schisms, love wins, and bigots face consequences.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This is particularly a problem when cooking bacon on the stovetop as most skillets are already just wide enough to nestle the strips inside, let alone after they’re stretched out.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Strangely enough, none of the big moves came from the top four teams in the conference.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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This product is sold online and at a fairly large number of drug stores, craft stores and big box stores.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Those with cybersecurity experience or with security clearances, for instance, would probably get scooped up fairly quickly.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Although the Justice Department, the FBI, and the IRS remained somewhat politicized through the 1970s, a series of post-Watergate reforms effectively ended partisan weaponization of these institutions.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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