as in nearly
very close to but not completely
we were almost finished with dinner when an unexpected visitor showed up there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus
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as in relative
being such only when compared to something else
burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure
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Recent Examples of almost
Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
How has the competition changed? Concerns that what the Arclight Hollywood provided in terms of elevated attention for certain films, ability to perform when platform runs are still desired, and replacement of revenue have almost totally evaporated.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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Adverb
Their most recent, Any Signs Of Love, was released this past November 29, almost exactly three months after Moore’s death.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
How has the competition changed? Concerns that what the Arclight Hollywood provided in terms of elevated attention for certain films, ability to perform when platform runs are still desired, and replacement of revenue have almost totally evaporated.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for almost
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Schramm, who joined the company in early 2018 after a nearly 17-year tenure at GE, ending his time there as CIO of GE Aviation, has spent the last seven years reshaping Fifth Third’s technology landscape to position it for scale, resilience and innovation.—
Peter High,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The contours of the deal are nearly identical to President Biden’s May proposal to begin a ceasefire and lead to a pathway to end the war.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The defense countered that three of those sentences were not life without parole and two were for men who committed their crime between the ages of 18 and 21, which is sometimes considered a mitigating factor at sentencing because of their relative youth.—
Brian Melley,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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Swedish public health authorities and advocacy groups effectively emphasized the relative risk differences between smoking and nicotine alternatives through all channels of communication and marketing.—
Markus Lindblad,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Titan missiles that launched the two-man Gemini crews practically shook themselves to pieces in their first uncrewed flights.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Now the 78-year-old Schrager—a man who practically invented velvet rope exclusivity—is focusing on making luxury more inclusive with his Public brand of hotels.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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For the last four years or so, almost all political junkies on the right have been critical of virtually every word and deed that former President Joe Biden espoused.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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The order that Trump rescinded, originally signed by President Lyndon Johnson, applied to virtually every major business and many small companies that together employ about a quarter of workers in the United States.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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How Klingberg and Regula might alter blue-line plans The outcomes and options pertaining to Klingberg are fairly clear.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Natural disasters can greatly benefit or gravely wound political figures — fairly and unfairly.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almost. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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