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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
The Cavaliers could be one of those happy-to-be-there teams, where two or three wins in the first round might sate them.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
Glenn’s scene-stealing turn in Mike White’s The White Lotus as mysterious resort owner Jim Hollinger — another barely-there role — earned him his first-ever Emmy nomination.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The combination created height and structure while maintaining the barely-there effect that has defined Gianvito Rossi’s Plexi line.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Perhaps that is why there are many pink nail shades that simply never go out of style, such as legendary barely-there hues like Ballet Slippers and Bubble Bath, as well as more modern polishes that go beyond sheer baby pink.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
The Cavaliers could be one of those happy-to-be-there teams, where two or three wins in the first round might sate them.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
Glenn’s scene-stealing turn in Mike White’s The White Lotus as mysterious resort owner Jim Hollinger — another barely-there role — earned him his first-ever Emmy nomination.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The combination created height and structure while maintaining the barely-there effect that has defined Gianvito Rossi’s Plexi line.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for there
Interjection
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Include specific criteria for saying yes or no.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the Chiefs are better than their predecessors, no?—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Heres’s his response: http://www.kevindeutsch.us/blog/my-response-newsdays-review-8.)—
vanityfair.com,
vanityfair.com,
13 July 2017
Noun
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The underrated sale section is a hub for seriously steep discounts—up to 63% off—on garden decor, lights, and tools to help give your yard a little TLC this fall.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?—
FILIP BONDY,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2017
Noun
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It was directed at outfielder Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals star who is suddenly and famously on the trading block and could be headed to you-know-where.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
22 July 2022
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The plot is a little messy and undisciplined, throwing into the second act a few wait-where-did-that-come-from incidents that may have been lifted from the book, but are baffling in the play.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
sun-sentinel.com,
24 Aug. 2019
Noun
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The Russian strikes targeted Ukraine’s central city of Dnipro and the wider Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as the Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, and also communities in the Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, according to Zelenskyy.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Most of the global production of castor seed is concentrated in India, where the crop thrives in semi-arid regions with minimal water, fertilizer, or pesticide inputs.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Interjection
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The rest of the soft tissues are other tissues that are, well, soft, as opposed to bones, which are hard.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arch Manning could be the next, well, Peyton Manning.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beijing has struggled to fully reignite the world’s number two economy since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the once-booming property sector mired in a debt crisis and exports facing mounting headwinds.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The award of this contract continues the recent strong momentum Serco has seen in defence, with the sector comprising over 80% of our order intake in the first half of 2025.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“There.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/there. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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