somehow

as in ever
in a way that is not known or certain Somehow we got lost. She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand. It will all work out somehow.

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Recent Examples of somehow Their next handheld, the DS, was an experimental clamshell console with dual screens and a touch pad, yet was tasked with somehow recovering the ground lost to Sony while also being a worthy successor to the Game Boy name. Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 Thats a tough thing to top, but Hertzfeldt’s follow-up is somehow on par with the first. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 Is Kegan Kline still somehow connected to the murders? Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024 The search for solutions led him to Peyton Watson at the five, an act of positional improvisation that somehow worked against Miami. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for somehow 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somehow
Adverb
  • Australian filmmakers are more interested than ever in collaborating with Indian counterparts.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Don’t come for me), DoorDash is a great way to eat through the world without ever leaving your couch.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • And all of them — somehow, someway — are still simply incredible at playing this game.
    Sam Amick, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Somehow, someway, though, the Packers will have to try keeping their ship afloat without their franchise quarterback.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Adverb
  • In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Election Day 2024 is more than half over as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to battle it out in swing states across the nation.
    Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Somehow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somehow. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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