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to a degree
adverb as in somewhat
adverb as in sort of
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The first is that Man-su wants to provide for his family, and that the shock of losing his job — and perhaps more importantly, his desperation to maintain his lifestyle — is, to a degree, warranted.
Court documents outline the contents of her dismissal letter, which stated she "was witnessed to be clearly intoxicated to a degree that it adversely affected her behaviour", had used "bullying and wholly unprofessional language in text messages".
Over the past week, right-wing media outlets have turned up their fury toward the free encyclopedia to a degree rarely seen in its 24-year history.
These might be interpreted as a polymath’s quirks – implying, perhaps, that actor Samuel Blenkin’s tech company founder is intellectually superior to a degree that he’s figured out how to maximize the use of all his extremities.
Presentation does matter to a degree, but there’s no need to go overboard.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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