as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Recent Examples of some
Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The damage is compounded by local councils, which have been stripped of €2.2 billion in state subsidies, and are slashing their own arts funding—some by as much as 70%.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Once discarded, 66 percent of these textiles are sent to landfills to decompose (some quickly, others over hundreds of years).
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
The event is projected to draw a crowd of some 50,000 people.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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Adverb
Nearly every one fulfills Bennett’s basic criteria for an ideal holiday track (some better than others), but only one has the commercial appeal and ear worm potential to compete against the queen herself.
50.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The damage is compounded by local councils, which have been stripped of €2.2 billion in state subsidies, and are slashing their own arts funding—some by as much as 70%.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Once discarded, 66 percent of these textiles are sent to landfills to decompose (some quickly, others over hundreds of years).
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
The event is projected to draw a crowd of some 50,000 people.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for some
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
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So far, the MSS team has worked alongside its partners to install more than 87,000 Reef Stars with approximately 1.3 million corals attached.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The company has approximately 46 properties surrounding the campus, according to its website, with rents ranging from $1,600 for a one bedroom apartment to $8,400 for a six bedroom single family home.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, about $1.4 billion of the school’s $1.7 billion in research awards came from the federal government.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Put up photos of nature, move your desk around, or paint a wall with chalkboard paint for ideating.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Mulligan’s new cut is a fresh take on the micro-bob trend that’s been floating around for the last few years—bob queen Gigi Hadid is also a fan of the mini-cut, and flips, razors, and colors her bob to her heart’s content.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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At this point, the cryptocurrency had lost more than 7% of its value after reaching an intraday high of nearly $88,000 less than 24 hours earlier at roughly 4:15 p.m. EST, additional CoinMarketCap figures reveal.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Trump claimed the rates were roughly half of the tariffs that these countries impose on U.S. goods, but the details of how they were arrived at weren’t immediately available.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Cejudo said the situation could have been much worse.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The club was long funded by equity under the current owners, much like Newcastle United since October 2021.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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