Synonyms for sort of
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1. sort ofadverb

   Synonyms:
   sorta, kind of

2. sort ofadverb

   Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

   It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don't really understand.

   Synonyms:
   kind of, sorta

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1. rather, kind of, kinda, sort ofadverb

   to some (great or small) extent

   "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"

   Synonyms:
   sooner, kinda, instead, quite, preferably, kind of, rather

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1. kinda

   kind of; yes, but not really

   “i kinda knew what he was saying, but not really.”

   Submitted by ellamassingham on January 30, 2023  

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1. Simon Latimer:

   I'm well aware that through this whistleblower process, I could lose my position on the Technical Committee, lisa Wright have elections in two months' time in Budapest [ at the World Championships, which start on June 17 ]. But for me, seeing this complaint through and getting some action is more important than maintaining my position on Technical Committee, although I would obviously like to stay on Technical Committee and be part of the process to ensure this sort of behavior doesn't continue.

2. Michael Kofman:

   I think Russia is going to have significant challenges in trying to establish any sort of stable administration for these regions, because likely collaborators -- more prominent ones -- are going to be assassinated and others will be living in fear.

3. Charlie Barton:

   That sort of coarse language has made people more critical of the political parties, what we've seen is a greater shift away from that sort of rhetoric.

4. Eric Trump:

   I thought I was out of politics after election day, i thought I'd be going back to my regular job. I thought I'd be really excited about it. But once you get a little bit of a taste of that action, it's hard to leave. You know, listen, deals are still exciting, but when you're sort of the guy out there 24/7, every day fighting in this thing — it's like a great fight, the intensity. I don't miss the politics, I promise. I want nothing to do with the politics, but I miss the intensity of that.

5. Mick Jagger:

   I met Lee in Los Angeles during Oscar week and we had a nice( time), went to a couple parties, we were sort of joking around about the music-TV business.