1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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2
as in legally
according to the rules or the law
had acquired the land fairly
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by
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Recent Examples of fairly
And that’s fairly obvious because the amount of software that the world is building on top of our architecture is growing exponentially and AI is advancing very quickly.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The UConn women have a fairly important game against Creighton on Thursday, a chance to nail down another Big East regular season title, but the conversation on Tuesday was about Taurasi, who last played in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Weeknights and weekend days are fairly low-key, but things are livelier on weekend evenings, with a rotating selection of food trucks and entertainment on the outdoor stage.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There's a fairly decent chance that Max Scherzer, 40, is out of the majors by the time it's implemented full-time (although commissioner Rob Manfred wants it next year).
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The UConn women have a fairly important game against Creighton on Thursday, a chance to nail down another Big East regular season title, but the conversation on Tuesday was about Taurasi, who last played in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Weeknights and weekend days are fairly low-key, but things are livelier on weekend evenings, with a rotating selection of food trucks and entertainment on the outdoor stage.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There's a fairly decent chance that Max Scherzer, 40, is out of the majors by the time it's implemented full-time (although commissioner Rob Manfred wants it next year).
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
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For all the debate around what people should eat, one thing pretty much everyone agrees on is that fruits and veggies are good for you.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Any hope the Heat had of earning a top-six seed in the East and avoiding the play-in is pretty much gone, sitting 6.5 games behind the sixth-place Detroit Pistons (36-29).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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But some cities and states say cooperating with ICE means crime victims and witnesses who aren’t in the U.S. legally won’t come forward.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Which prosecutors and judges were toughest in trying to hold Trump legally accountable?—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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The figures are almost identical to the share who got news from digital devices in 2023.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its pricing strategy enabled it to win customers among students as well as other people living on lower incomes in China’s relatively underdeveloped cities.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Without a deep historical reference point, Millennials may perceive today's economic conditions as relatively stable—even if Boomers see red flags.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alongside fashion regulars like Liya Kebede, Nicolas Ghesquière and Pierre Hardy, there was a new face in Paris, with Chappell Roan practically causing a scrum at the Rabanne show Thursday.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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Canoo TechCrunch's Sean O'Kane, who's been following Canoo closely, noted that Aquila has made an offer to purchase practically all of the company's assets for just $4 million in cash, according to this filing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
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This is quite intriguing because, typically, specialists fear losing their jobs to technology.—
Alexandr Khomich,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Reggie Cooper, managing director at Hawks Cay, said having a Ford restaurant on the property was a huge benefit to the resort, which is located on Duck Key, almost (but not quite) midway between Key Largo and Key West.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Washington, meanwhile, remains the top team in the Eastern Conference (39-14-8, 86 points), thanks in part to Ovechkin — and also in spite of a fractured left fibula on Nov. 18 that shelved him for nearly six weeks and threatened to delay his chase to the fall of 2025.—
Sean Gentille,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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In truth, four budgets under the mayor’s administration have been balanced while increasing the city’s cash reserves to nearly $55 million, without tax increases, and shoring up the city’s credit rating.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The next generation of geothermal-energy projects—including FORGE, in Utah—was not about harvesting natural steam but, rather, drilling to create steam.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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