Pretty much
Pretty much adverb - To some degree.
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Very much and pretty much are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Very much" with "Pretty much", this phrases are similar.
Very much
Very much adverb - To a very great degree or extent.
Pretty much and very much are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Pretty much" with "Very much", this phrases are similar.
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Adric very much wanted to be one of these, but his sheer incompetence at pretty much anything outside of mathematics pretty much scuttled the character.
Source: Insufferable Genius -
Being feared is pretty much a necessity to Batman, as he faces off against overwhelming odds alone quite often, and very much relies on his foes being too scared to fight properly.
Source: Terror Hero - Also, Vice is very much The Vamp as well as a Combat Sadomasochist who has a rather... infamous pre-fight pose where she pretty much howls like a she-wolf.
Source: Radar / Video Games
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