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
Beliefs are somewhere in between.
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Terry Ward, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
From a financial perspective, the new business is expected to fall somewhere between Amazon's low-margin retail business and the high-margin AWS unit, according to Luria.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The series, set at some point in the 1950s, begins on a lush, tropical island somewhere.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The results have been somewhere between underwhelming and decent, but well short of excellent.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
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Terry Ward, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
From a financial perspective, the new business is expected to fall somewhere between Amazon's low-margin retail business and the high-margin AWS unit, according to Luria.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The series, set at some point in the 1950s, begins on a lush, tropical island somewhere.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The results have been somewhere between underwhelming and decent, but well short of excellent.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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First, since no one actually knows the future, guessing, speculating, or simply making things up remains the state of the art for almost everyone involved in describing it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Over the next seven years, the number of pharmacies contracted with 340B providers, nationwide, grew from 1,300 to almost 20,000.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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For her, this was practically homicidal aggression.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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And now in Florida practically anyone can openly carry a gun.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Leonard had a similar shot for the Raptors that won a series, but the bounce off the heel of the rim and in was nearly identical to Haliburton’s for the Indiana Pacers last year.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 May 2026
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Authorities say Walton, who was nearly entirely in the roadway, then placed the vehicle in drive and intentionally accelerated forward, striking the victim.—
Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Although lower in the western sky, Venus shines about seven times brighter than Jupiter, yet continues to be rather disappointing in telescopes.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Wimberley, with a population of about 3,000, and New Braunfels, with a population of about 116,000, are tourist destinations in the Texas Hill Country.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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The driveways are fairly short, and at the top of hers, the garage door hangs open.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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