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
The score more accurately reflected the play, although the Panthers had a great chance at taking the lead when Tkachuk got the puck in the right circle with Pickard somewhere in Sawgrass Mills.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The mother and daughter were supposedly homeless and had been staying at a campground somewhere in the Chesterton area.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Something, somewhere had gone lethally askew, and she was chosen to be both weather system and weather vane.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The risk of a major hurricane, with winds of more than 111 mph, making landfall somewhere along the entire U.S. mainland coastline is about 51%, according to the update.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The mother and daughter were supposedly homeless and had been staying at a campground somewhere in the Chesterton area.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Something, somewhere had gone lethally askew, and she was chosen to be both weather system and weather vane.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The risk of a major hurricane, with winds of more than 111 mph, making landfall somewhere along the entire U.S. mainland coastline is about 51%, according to the update.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhere
Adverb
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Some real locations are almost literally depicted in the film.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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In other words, this is quantum supremacy: the point where a quantum computer can perform a calculation that is practically impossible for any classical computer to do in a reasonable amount of time.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This vintage dessert practically floats off the plate.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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Since the 2022 merger, WBD’s share price has fallen nearly 60%.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Its life span is only a few weeks, but in that time one female can produce nearly a hundred offspring, peppering sorghum plants with larvae that look like sawdust and suck nutrients from the leaves, stunting the plants.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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The other horse, found on the farm about 60 miles east of Tampa, died.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The prize awards £1 million (about $1.2 million) annually to five winners.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Of course, given the ubiquity of such ambitious politicians of all flavors, everywhere, all the time, the charge of cynical opportunism has fairly short legs.—
Dain Fitzgerald,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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This person is going to be blown literally in half, but the legs, the feet, the shoes might stay fairly comfortably in place.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Somewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhere. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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