as in practically
very close to but not completely
fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless
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Recent Examples of virtually
Although these five harbor the most pesticide residues, the toxicity of the residues is virtually nil.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Illinois and New Jersey experiences New Jersey overhauled its bail system in 2017 by virtually eliminating cash bail.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Illinois and New Jersey experiences New Jersey overhauled its bail system in 2017 by virtually eliminating cash bail.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtually
Adverb
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Back then, Julian said the area was practically devoid of anything regarding the cultural arts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The building is practically an antique itself, rivaling the town of Belmont, which was established just 20 years before the mall.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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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“Virtually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtually. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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