as in pretty
to some degree or extent
wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today
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Recent Examples of somewhat
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.
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Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
But another vaccine — the BCG vaccine, formally called the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine which was developed more than a century ago — is somewhat effective in infants, Turner said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025
Levels surged in 2023 following a historically wet winter, and stabilized somewhat in 2024, when its lowest point, in the late fall, was still well above the critical 'dead pool' level, at 1,061 feet.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
But money was scattered around the apartment—ten dollars next to Towery’s corpse, a hundred and twenty dollars in a bedroom—somewhat confounding the theory that theft was the killer’s intent.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
But another vaccine — the BCG vaccine, formally called the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine which was developed more than a century ago — is somewhat effective in infants, Turner said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025
Levels surged in 2023 following a historically wet winter, and stabilized somewhat in 2024, when its lowest point, in the late fall, was still well above the critical 'dead pool' level, at 1,061 feet.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
But money was scattered around the apartment—ten dollars next to Towery’s corpse, a hundred and twenty dollars in a bedroom—somewhat confounding the theory that theft was the killer’s intent.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhat
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Not to mention, a pretty good basketball player, too.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
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Opponents, including lawmakers from both parties, have criticized the film tax credits — a $1.5 billion benefit to the industry over the last two decades — as an unfair handout to relatively small slice of the state’s economy.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
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
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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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Instead for the holiday of love this year studios are seeing red — not for Valentines but rather blood.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 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
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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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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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