1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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2
as in legally
according to the rules or the law
had acquired the land fairly
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by
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Recent Examples of fairly
And that’s fairly obvious because the amount of software that the world is building on top of our architecture is growing exponentially and AI is advancing very quickly.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The UConn women have a fairly important game against Creighton on Thursday, a chance to nail down another Big East regular season title, but the conversation on Tuesday was about Taurasi, who last played in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Weeknights and weekend days are fairly low-key, but things are livelier on weekend evenings, with a rotating selection of food trucks and entertainment on the outdoor stage.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There's a fairly decent chance that Max Scherzer, 40, is out of the majors by the time it's implemented full-time (although commissioner Rob Manfred wants it next year).
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The UConn women have a fairly important game against Creighton on Thursday, a chance to nail down another Big East regular season title, but the conversation on Tuesday was about Taurasi, who last played in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Weeknights and weekend days are fairly low-key, but things are livelier on weekend evenings, with a rotating selection of food trucks and entertainment on the outdoor stage.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There's a fairly decent chance that Max Scherzer, 40, is out of the majors by the time it's implemented full-time (although commissioner Rob Manfred wants it next year).
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
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As a result, quantitative models are still pretty confident that Brody is going to win.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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An entertaining adult drama that’s liked by pretty much everyone, Conclave feels like a title that should benefit from the preferential ballot.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Which prosecutors and judges were toughest in trying to hold Trump legally accountable?—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Proximate cause is a foundational legal concept, which refers to when someone can legally be held responsible for causing another person to be injured.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nielsen says almost 71 percent of Tuesday’s audience (about 25.91 million people) were 55 or older.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its pricing strategy enabled it to win customers among students as well as other people living on lower incomes in China’s relatively underdeveloped cities.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, compared with the massive bureaucracies of modern governments and corporations, the Vatican is relatively small and not as wealthy as it is often portrayed.—
Daniel Speed Thompson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alongside fashion regulars like Liya Kebede, Nicolas Ghesquière and Pierre Hardy, there was a new face in Paris, with Chappell Roan practically causing a scrum at the Rabanne show Thursday.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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The collection was crafted using dreamy textiles including chiffon, organza and satin—essential in the creation of a transcendental atmosphere, with each look practically floating down the runway.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Many of these movies no longer feel quite so shocking, their tropes now absorbed into mainstream horror.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Eric was also quite magnetic, especially with women, which was always a bit mysterious.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Washington, meanwhile, remains the top team in the Eastern Conference (39-14-8, 86 points), thanks in part to Ovechkin — and also in spite of a fractured left fibula on Nov. 18 that shelved him for nearly six weeks and threatened to delay his chase to the fall of 2025.—
Sean Gentille,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the trading session up nearly 500 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 also jumped 1.1%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The reverse charge mechanism is not legally dependent on a valid VAT-ID but rather on whether the customer qualifies as a business.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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