pretty much

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

It’s pretty much terrific with just about anything.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I don't know if she'll remember my name, but, anyway, it was pretty much a thrill to work with her."

From BBC

The book’s version of him is pretty much the same, perhaps because O’Farrell doesn’t reveal that this fictional grieving character is Shakespeare until the last page.

From Los Angeles Times

But I remember being in a boxcar with four men and all four were pretty much like everyone else.

From Los Angeles Times

Others have tried but haven’t made much of a dent, ending up working pretty much as lead generators as well.

From MarketWatch

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