as in pretty
to some degree or extent
those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting
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The Swamp Princess is taking home some pretty iconic hardware.—
Katherine Singh,
refinery29.com,
3 Feb. 2025 -
One day, a player is going to get caught out and look pretty silly, but the embarrassment/flex risk/reward assessment is clearly judged worthwhile enough to keep doing it.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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When the ocean is relatively calm and shallow, there is also less plankton, sand, particles, and other materials constantly churning in the waves, which gives the water a clearer appearance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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And the relatively rare women who do kill themselves with guns usually fit a certain profile.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ben quite possibly may need a little more time and a little more quiet to repair and figure out his next phase and what that entails.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dressing like Merlin and demanding more of the industry that’s celebrating you is, quite delightfully, another.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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The freeze on these cases isn't to scrap student debt forgiveness altogether, but rather to take a 'wait-and-see' approach to how the new administration wants to reshape the programs put in place from the one that preceded them.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The contest organizers were once more kind enough to share some of the winners and finalists with us here.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Very few people are fortunate enough to start a residency program, making Dr. Hartford’s work in this role a unique feature of his career.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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How Klingberg and Regula might alter blue-line plans The outcomes and options pertaining to Klingberg are fairly clear.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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From fairly early on, Paradise puts its cards on the table and, from there, isn’t really coy at all.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Central Minnesota has stayed somewhat cooler, in part due to some snow still on the ground.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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Many feel that the U.S. has somewhat neglected Latin America in recent years, making the case for some for drawing towards China.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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