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something like

ADVERB
virtually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically essentially nearly practically
WEAK
around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually upwards of

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But he added, “I don’t think there’s a lot of appetite for something like the go-go days of 2017, 2018,” referring to an era when producers spent with abandon to grow at a fast pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

You’re going to get 20 songs, something like that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"It affects the community when something like that happens, especially when a rescuer is lost and those people risk their lives to go and help other people in difficulty," Margie Fitzgerald said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The scammer, meanwhile, will say something like, “We’re going to send you a code to verify your identity,” and then ask the borrower to share it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

I’d obsessed over it, really, but I forgot to care as the countdown began, because who could care about something like that when their mom might be dead?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin