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pretty much
Idioms and Phrases
Almost, nearly, approximately, as in Our homework was pretty much finished . This adverbial usage differs from the use of pretty for “considerable” (as in pretty penny ). [c. 1800]Example Sentences
Speaking to Labour MPs from different wings of the party over the course of the day, it's been surprising how many have pretty much stuck to that same theme.
Recent polling suggests the three parties are pretty much neck and neck.
The "chatty nature" of their relationship "pretty much stopped" after this, Mr Patterson said - with communication now only about the "practical management" of their family life.
At some point, it looked like the deal was pretty much done - but then came the Covid-19 pandemic and suddenly it fell through.
The thing to remember about the Kentucky Derby, and pretty much every race, is the best horse doesn’t always win.
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