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
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
With a prickly bubble, Fever Tree leapt to the top of our tasters’ lists almost immediately.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 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
The attack on Iran's uranium enrichment facilities almost certainly hasn't put that program out of action but played well in the media.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
With a prickly bubble, Fever Tree leapt to the top of our tasters’ lists almost immediately.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 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
Adverb
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The Great East Japan Earthquake was a six-minute event that killed nearly 20,000 people and shifted the earth on its axis.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Kimmel’s tribute to Otto has amassed 255,000 views and nearly 9,000 reactions and comments on Facebook as of July 14.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, has also dropped significantly since April as markets have embraced relative calm.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Since the April 7th market low, the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) has experienced minimal gains, resulting in weak relative performance versus the S & P 500.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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This accounts for the fact that—unlike other Jewish communities in the Middle East and in North Africa, which were virtually eradicated after the establishment of Israel in 1948—several thousand Jews still call Iran home.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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McPhee works to train others virtually and in-person on a range of skills, the site states.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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Another legit reason is to treat fairly severe constipation.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Summer league typically follows the same plot — watch a lot of young guys play some fairly mediocre basketball, then overreact accordingly.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almost. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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