Kind of
Kind of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Miller portrayed the most historically researched depiction of what The Wild West was really like and the kind of characters that existed there.
Source: Creator / Robert Altman -
Usually they were part of a vaudeville act, in a club that was part of a very Film Noir-like setting... In a World... where everyone was some kind of human-like dinosaur or reptile.
Source: Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats -
Charlie Brooker: Yes, videogames are going through a renaissance, and you should not miss out - like you are now, by choosing to watch TV instead like some kind of medieval throwback farmhand fuck.
Source: Take That, Audience!
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