as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
Resembling a witch's face, this nebula is a stellar nursery some 1,300 light-years from Earth.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
To prevent the look from falling flat, remember to use variations of your color; combine multiple different values—some lighter, some darker—of the main color paired with plenty of textures.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer turned felon and now all-around barnacle, lingered on the red carpet, there to give interviews for no other reason than to jab Trump some more.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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Amid this slew of options—some mundane, some exotic—scientists are devising ways to test the possibilities against each other.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
Resembling a witch's face, this nebula is a stellar nursery some 1,300 light-years from Earth.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
To prevent the look from falling flat, remember to use variations of your color; combine multiple different values—some lighter, some darker—of the main color paired with plenty of textures.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer turned felon and now all-around barnacle, lingered on the red carpet, there to give interviews for no other reason than to jab Trump some more.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
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The last to cross the block was a black 1989 example, chassis No. 10, with approximately 32,300 miles on it.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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As such, approximately 32 million are expected to travel to the Vatican this year as part of a pilgrimage in honor of jubilee.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The forecast showed about 10 inches in the Bogus Basin area this weekend, according to Lindquist.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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Minnesota River responded quickly, however, getting a goal from Zetta Haugen about three minutes later.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Although the assistant has been around for a decade, Amazon has struggled to keep up with chatbot competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mooresville is a town of about 10,000 residents, roughly 10 miles southwest of Indianapolis.—
Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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That’s roughly what Ray’s projections are, albeit with about 10 to 30 fewer innings.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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After the Mets fell two wins short of reaching the 2024 World Series, expectations in 2025 are much higher.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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His 190-pound finals opponent, Erie’s Carson Hageman, didn’t fare much better as Veazy pinned him in the second period.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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