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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pretty much" is not correct in standard written English.
It is often used informally in spoken language to indicate a general approximation or degree of certainty.
Example: "It's a pretty much done deal at this point."
Alternatives: "almost" or "pretty much settled".
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A: Pretty much.
A: Pretty much as fast as it would grow.
A: Pretty much everybody does that now and that's been the way it has been for three straight weeks now.
A: Pretty much, but there were some compromises necessary.
A: Pretty much every single female character in Alex Cross winds up brutally murdered.
A: Pretty much just do nothing other than focus on working out, playing more golf and traveling between my homes.
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I'm pretty much a team player.
A: Yes, pretty much.
Bray: As a pretty-much-straight guy who considers himself queer enough, I say sure.
Introducing a pretty-much-new prime suspect at the end of a nine-hour show blindsides us, even if in real life it could happen.
A: That was pretty much it (laughs).
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