somehow

as in ever
in a way that is not known or certain Somehow we got lost. She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand. It will all work out somehow.

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Recent Examples of somehow The benefits for China are less obvious, since several of Trump’s key advisers indulge in the magical realism of thinking that the United States can sacrifice its interests in Europe while somehow also shoring up deterrence against Chinese predations in East Asia. Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024 In his mind, Wiley was a brilliant eccentric whose lifestyle seemed somehow exempt from social norms. Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 Dell Cameron 4 hours ago The GOP's final message to voters now somehow includes a promise to remove fluoride from America's drinking water, thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who's reportedly been promised a prominent White House role should Trump prevail. WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024 There were allegations that the state’s Dominion voting machines had flipped votes from Trump to Biden, that Fulton County had somehow been hiding ballots, and that two election workers in Fulton County had smuggled a suitcase full of Biden ballots into an office. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for somehow 
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Adverb
  • This elliptic curve has the most complicated set of rational solutions ever seen: Mathematicians need at least 29 independent points to characterize them.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Chevrolet has given consumers the opportunity to purchase a competent, long-range EV with no frills at an unbeatable price, with cash-on-the-hood from Uncle Sam sweetening the pot ever further.
    Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • Somehow, someway, though, the Packers will have to try keeping their ship afloat without their franchise quarterback.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Yep, somehow, someway, Outlast righted the ship in its second outing.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2024
Adverb
  • Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Still, offices in the biggest US cities remain half empty compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to security firm Kastle Systems.
    Daniela Sirtori, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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