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
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Ready to want to crawl out of your own skin some more?
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
The next stage of cocktail hour can bring about more musicians, but also some more unique elements as guests mix and mingle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Over the years other definitions have been proposed, some better than others.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
Given the instrument's 7-foot height and location some 50 minutes after landfall, the hurricane center estimated that sustained winds at landfall were 91 mph.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Ready to want to crawl out of your own skin some more?
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
The next stage of cocktail hour can bring about more musicians, but also some more unique elements as guests mix and mingle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Over the years other definitions have been proposed, some better than others.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
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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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That purchase price included tax benefits valued at approximately $165 million representing a net purchase price after tax of $980 million.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Those statements are stirring anger or frustration by Capitol siege victims, who are still outraged by the pardons President Trump issued to more than 1,500 Capitol riot defendants — including approximately 600 accused of assaulting police.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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An officer tried to pull a motorcycle over about 4 p.m. after noticing that the Harley-Davidson didn’t have a license plate.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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The Mavericks have over a dozen country hits and have been around just as long.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Moccasin Creek where he was found has seen high water due to heavy rainfall in the last two weeks, which may have limited Hardin's ability to move around.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The ball bounced a few times before eventually rolling roughly three feet into the cup.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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The association, which was founded in response to the devastating use of nuclear weapons by the U.S. on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, says there are roughly 9,614 in military stockpiles capable of use by missiles, aircraft, ships and submarines.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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The costs of living in metropolitan areas have risen much more sharply than in rural areas, driven by skyrocketing urban and suburban housing costs.—
Paul Sonn,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Think about how much better the Heat could have been if those three were contributing, healthy and available when needed most.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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