as in almost
very close to but not completely
somewhere around 15,000 people live in town
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Recent Examples of somewhere
But the talent is there to land a spot somewhere in the mid to late lottery.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Set an alarm on their phone for the middle of the night and hide the phone somewhere in their room.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
By the time its mission concludes in 2030, the Euclid consortium expects the dark universe detective spacecraft to have uncovered somewhere in the region of 100,000 galaxy-galaxy-strong lenses.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The toll scam has been generating headlines in recent months, with rarely a week passing by without a new report from state or local media somewhere in America.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Set an alarm on their phone for the middle of the night and hide the phone somewhere in their room.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
By the time its mission concludes in 2030, the Euclid consortium expects the dark universe detective spacecraft to have uncovered somewhere in the region of 100,000 galaxy-galaxy-strong lenses.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The toll scam has been generating headlines in recent months, with rarely a week passing by without a new report from state or local media somewhere in America.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
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Beyond the perks are real benefits: Granite commits to almost exclusively promoting employees from within and gives managers a pool of money to dole out as promotions and raises.—
Luisa Kroll,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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If UConn reaches the Elite Eight for an 18th time in the past 20 seasons, a rematch of the 2024 quarterfinal against 1-seed USC feels almost inevitable.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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There were other elements the artisans created practically for the production, like a Creeper tail that Ylfa (Toni Collette) slices up and blends.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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After winning practically every single award out there for his turn in The Penguin, Colin Farrell is looking to get back in business with DC: and that’s to star in the title role of Luca Guadagnino‘s Sgt. Rock.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That’s a big difference—Costco shoppers visit 60% more often and spend nearly twice as much annually compared to Sam’s Club members.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Oklahoma charges come nearly a month after Morris asked a federal judge to dismiss a fraud lawsuit filed against him, Gateway Church and others over the church’s tithing practices, according to court documents.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Pressuring Musk Musk, the world’s richest man, owns about 411 million shares of Tesla, or about 13%, and has lost most of the gains the company saw in December.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This fairly inconsistent exercise kept us on our toes, as different heights for the rams led to different levels of grip for the front and rear ends.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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How To Make Blueberry Scones The process of making scones is fairly easy and not too dissimilar from making biscuits.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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