as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
Seemingly unshackled from what had been holding the Bills’ passing offense back previously, with the Bills down 34-19 at the end of the third quarter, Allen was practically perfect from that point forward.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This comfy, portable camp chair is practically a pop-up couch that couples can cuddle up on anywhere.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Every other arena of leadership is theoretical elegant and practically useless.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Back in 2024, the Rams had injuries to practically every starting offensive lineman at the time, as Steve Avila, Joe Noteboom, Jonah Jacson, and Kevin Dotson were all injured.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This comfy, portable camp chair is practically a pop-up couch that couples can cuddle up on anywhere.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Every other arena of leadership is theoretical elegant and practically useless.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Back in 2024, the Rams had injuries to practically every starting offensive lineman at the time, as Steve Avila, Joe Noteboom, Jonah Jacson, and Kevin Dotson were all injured.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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Merging with Teck will almost certainly be the master stroke in removing it from any plans by BHP to return with a fresh offer for Anglo American.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Apple has since confirmed that the functionality will come to almost all modern smartwatch models.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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After graduating, Dudek spent nearly a decade working for tech companies that contracted with the federal government on modernization projects, before migrating to several jobs within federal agencies themselves.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The change affects more than 50 titles and nearly 240 individual books, many focused on puberty.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With widespread vaccination, which led to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000, SSPE has virtually disappeared in the US.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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This expansive garden setting is virtually unheard of in this most expensive and desirable retail section of Paris.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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