as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
In the figure skating community, practically everybody knew somebody who had been there.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
While the supply of energy from the sun and wind is practically limitless, the supply of critical minerals for wind turbines, solar panels and batteries is not.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There were other elements the artisans created practically for the production, like a Creeper tail that Ylfa (Toni Collette) slices up and blends.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
After winning practically every single award out there for his turn in The Penguin, Colin Farrell is looking to get back in business with DC: and that’s to star in the title role of Luca Guadagnino‘s Sgt. Rock.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
While the supply of energy from the sun and wind is practically limitless, the supply of critical minerals for wind turbines, solar panels and batteries is not.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There were other elements the artisans created practically for the production, like a Creeper tail that Ylfa (Toni Collette) slices up and blends.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
After winning practically every single award out there for his turn in The Penguin, Colin Farrell is looking to get back in business with DC: and that’s to star in the title role of Luca Guadagnino‘s Sgt. Rock.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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Located on the corner of Via della Spiga and Via Manzoni, a few steps away from the Emporio Armani store and the Armani Hotel, the almost 4,900-square-foot boutique is housed inside a 19th-century Art Nouveau building under the purview of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Müller’s central argument has been that populism should primarily be defined as a movement in which a leader claims to represent a silenced or forgotten—and almost always exclusionary—majority.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Mapping shallow waters with this level of precision used to be nearly impossible, but now, scientists, conservationists and planners have a powerful new tool at their fingertips.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Twenty-five years ago, nationwide vaccination efforts had virtually eliminated the disease in the United States by achieving vaccination rates of 95% across the country, establishing herd immunity and preventing the disease from spreading.—
Dr. Josh Green,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Whenever Alvarez returns, Senger is virtually certain to be returned to the minor leagues, with Torrens resuming his former role as understudy for the slugging starter.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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