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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you quite sure you have permission to go?
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
we camped quite near Mount Rushmore
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Recent Examples of quite
Eight years later, earlier this year, the media behaved quite differently when Iran hacked the Trump campaign and some prominent newsrooms were approached with materials from Vice President JD Vance’s dossier.
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Now, please don't ask why; no one quite knows the reason.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
No event typifies that sensibility quite like the annual GlaGla Race, which is held in Talloires every January and is something of a real-life version of the children’s Floor-is-Lava game—hundreds of brave participants compete in a paddle board race across the icy lake.
—Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
The term was also used quite often in news articles about political positions and issues that mean most to voters.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Now, please don't ask why; no one quite knows the reason.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
No event typifies that sensibility quite like the annual GlaGla Race, which is held in Talloires every January and is something of a real-life version of the children’s Floor-is-Lava game—hundreds of brave participants compete in a paddle board race across the icy lake.
—Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
The term was also used quite often in news articles about political positions and issues that mean most to voters.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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So, pretty much all day long, I was forced to watch my naked roommate delight in her excrement.Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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With three more games remaining, against Borussia Dortmund, Benfica and Atalanta, Barca can guarantee itself a further $6.6 million (€6.3 million), while a lump sum of $11.5 million (€11 million) is also pretty much in the bag for advancing to the last 16 barring any major slip ups.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Katie Holmes once again proved that bag ladies are totally stylish.Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Micron, Nike, and others will report earnings This week will be relatively lighter for earnings reports.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2024
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These individuals had dark skin, dark hair and brown eyes, according to the study, perhaps reflecting their relatively recent arrival from Africa.Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Because the tax credits are defined by law, Congress would have to act to fully remove them, and the auto industry is already lobbying to try to defend them.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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But aging in Jamaica’s tropical heat makes things move quickly, and this is a terrific, fully mature rum.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Brian Zeiger, a criminal defense attorney in Pennsylvania, said interstate extraditions are fairly common and usually occur without complications.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Aside from all that, the experiment was from the outset fairly breezy.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Red velvet is perfectly acceptable for Christmas, too.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verdugo would slot in perfectly for the Pirates in left field while pushing Bryan Reynolds to right field.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The company has been producing rather odd yet nifty motorcycles for a while now, with most using the same 7-horsepower Kohler engine.New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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While the first few years of funding were rather sluggish, recent updates have shown that things are finally picking up.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Prior to this past summer, its host was an utterly anonymous Gen Z woman named Haliey Welch, a factory worker from Belfast, Tennessee.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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In response to the utterly baffling discussion as to whether people should be allowed to sing along with Wicked in theaters (absolutely not), Universal is rolling out a bunch of screenings specifically for the folks who fancy themselves background vocalists.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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