as in pretty
to some degree or extent
you've been acting sort of funny all week
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Adverb
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The Hunting Wives begins with a pretty basic soap opera premise: Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) has just moved from Boston—sorry, Cambridge, where the show keeps reminding us Harvard is—to small-town Texas for her husband Graham’s (Evan Jonigkeit) new job.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 July 2025 -
Even the title phrase, which Francis immediately fell for, falls pretty squarely in line with classic country wordplay and lyrical imagery.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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While these castle-like buildings have a rather historic style, they were actually built relatively recently.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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And yet, Lerman, now 33, manages to keep a relatively low profile.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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What’s more, quite unlike the audience for other performers in their 70s who’ve passed through recently, the crowd skewed young; the median age might’ve been half his age.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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The distinction between a studio apartment and a one-bedroom apartment is quite simple, but understanding why the former can be a better option than the latter is slightly more complicated.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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Despite ending up with a top-heavy side for an all-or-nothing late spell of pressure, Wiegman has been confident enough to persevere with the system during extra time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The latter is a favorite for its elastic drawstring closure and deep side pockets, which are actually roomy enough to hold your phone, wallet, or a small travel guide.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Neither of the ladies’ approaches is at all effective and, instead, rather harmful.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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Some can serve as bulking agents, absorbing and retaining water all that stuff moving through your gastrointestinal tract so that in the end, or rather out the end your poo can move more readily.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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If the system strengthens into a tropical storm or hurricane, its path would be somewhat unusual.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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China's trading relationship with the U.S. somewhat stabilized in June, after negotiators secured a tariff truce in early May.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The curvature could happen because the stress on the fault at the surface is fairly low compared to the stress farther underground.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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Watching the Dragon Ball franchise in release order is fairly straightforward.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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