1
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well
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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
Corrections are fairly common and viewed as a regular part of investing.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Deportations are fairly rare on Saturdays, as are deportation flights from Harlingen to El Salvador, said the analyst, Tom Cartwright, whose social media feeds are closely watched in immigration circles.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
While hardly a rich display — at their peak, one may be expected to average a meteor sighting about every three to five minutes; they're considered to be one of the weaker of the principal displays — Lyrid meteors are categorized as very bright and fairly fast.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, altercations in the air are fairly common.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Deportations are fairly rare on Saturdays, as are deportation flights from Harlingen to El Salvador, said the analyst, Tom Cartwright, whose social media feeds are closely watched in immigration circles.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
While hardly a rich display — at their peak, one may be expected to average a meteor sighting about every three to five minutes; they're considered to be one of the weaker of the principal displays — Lyrid meteors are categorized as very bright and fairly fast.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, altercations in the air are fairly common.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairly
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That, alongside the burner phones, the car, and the pretty close match on the description, was enough for an arrest.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Apr. 2025
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For battered commercial broadcasters, who have been weathering an ongoing TV ad market storm since the pandemic, this sounds like pretty grim news.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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The process isn’t easy with four kids in tow, but Kardashian, who shares North, 11, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 5, with ex-husband Kanye West (now legally known as Ye), is ready for the challenge.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But if ByteDance doesn’t sell the algorithm, then NewCo can’t (legally) use it.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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David Tennant almost didn’t portray one of his most iconic roles to date.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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But if Trump lowers them through negotiations relatively quickly, the worst-case scenario can be avoided.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The relatively close-together pair of eclipses has brought recency bias to the country's perception of how rare these events are!—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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At a time when practically the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual theatrical offering from Sony Pictures Classics feels like the best kind of throwback.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Excluding operators from development creates technically sound but practically flawed optimization targets.—
Pieter Van Schalkwyk,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There are few experiences that encapsulate the magic of New York City quite like seeing a Broadway show.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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New Jersey's and Massachusetts' income tax rates are quite high (10.8 percent and 9 percent, respectively), but Louisiana's is only 3 percent.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mapping shallow waters with this level of precision used to be nearly impossible, but now, scientists, conservationists and planners have a powerful new tool at their fingertips.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most likely, their vanishing was not the result of direct contact with humans but, rather, was caused by the depletion of the large animals that were key to their diet.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Last year featured a quirky and rather enjoyable mystery focusing on why a minor character Susan Triad (Susan Twist) kept appearing in every episode.—
Scott Bryan,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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