something 1 of 2

noun

Definition of somethingnext
as in object
one that has a real and independent existence I heard something fall off the counter

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something

2 of 2

adverb

as in pretty
to some degree or extent a person of something less than total honesty

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  1. object
  2. pretty
  3. entity
  4. quite
  5. substance
  6. relatively
  7. reality
  8. rather
Noun
  • Over the past few years, high-end robot vacuums have gotten smarter about identifying and reacting to specific objects — such as cables, solid pet waste, and socks — using cameras and computer vision.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Feynman came of age during the dawn of quantum mechanics, when scientists began to recognize that atoms, electrons, light, and other sub-nanoscale objects—building blocks for everything in the universe—obey fundamentally different rules than the objects of everyday life.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of object
Adverb
  • Search is the prize, as should have been pretty clear when Apple went to court to help Google defend its default search spot on a billion iPhones.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • For instance, if a Republican won a Senate election by 15 percentage points in a state Trump carried by just 2 points, that's a pretty strong candidate — stronger, say, than a Republican Senate candidate who won by 20 points in a state Trump carried by 25 points.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of pretty
Noun
  • In December, the EU imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and entities in response to recent sabotage.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For Amelia and Rowan, personal history has shown them that to rely on any person or public entity to protect them would be folly.
    Becca Andrews, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of entity
Adverb
  • Kulak has gone from someone who wasn’t comfortable enough playing the right side during the playoffs to managing there quite well.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Spain’s Canary Islands doubles for Nice quite well, and the cinematography from Terry Stacey fills the bill.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of quite
Noun
  • Almost everyone Sanders associated with in the NFL saw the style initially but the substance eventually.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Some substances released when plastics and other materials are burnt may increase the risk of certain cancers when inhaled—such as benzene or formaldehyde.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of substance
Adverb
  • Enthusiasm for tax cuts was relatively restrained even among Republicans: 46% put a higher priority on cutting taxes, and 38% on curbing the deficit.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Most federal agencies receive relatively cohesive, singular congressional oversight.
    Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of relatively
Noun
  • Chrisley rose to fame alongside his family on the reality series Chrisley Knows Best, which ran on the USA Network from 2014 to 2023.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Her subsequent search through the city’s underbelly, culminating in the discovery of Bram in the adult entertainment industry, becomes source material for Mira’s film – leading to unexpected consequences when past trauma and present reality collide.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of reality
Adverb
  • The limited series then won raves upon its primetime broadcast on BBC Four late last year – marking an impressive and rather uncommon coup for non-English language series.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The first is that cow manure on its own doesn’t naturally contain methane; rather, the way that large dairy operations store manure produces the potent greenhouse gas, despite low-methane alternative storage methods.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of rather
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