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as in almost
very close to but not completely
I nearly fell down the stairs
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Recent Examples of nearly
The latest estimate by the state comptroller’s office is that the state is projected to end the current fiscal year on June 30 with a surplus of nearly $400 million.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Researchers quantified nearly 1.5 million telemedicine visits in urban and rural areas between April 1 and June 30, 2023 and estimated that anywhere between 741,000 to 1.35 million of those visits were substitutes for in-person visits.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Still, there were almost 4 million pending cases in the last quarter of 2024, including nearly 1.5 million asylum cases.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Researchers quantified nearly 1.5 million telemedicine visits in urban and rural areas between April 1 and June 30, 2023 and estimated that anywhere between 741,000 to 1.35 million of those visits were substitutes for in-person visits.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Still, there were almost 4 million pending cases in the last quarter of 2024, including nearly 1.5 million asylum cases.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearly. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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