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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Schirmer said total new vehicle inventory is back up to nearly 3 million total available new vehicles in the United States.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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Excluding Israel and Ukraine, the United States spent nearly $52 billion on foreign aid last year.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The report highlights that the relative weight of the audiovisual sector in the Madrid economy is also bigger in terms of employment – 2.8% of Madrid region vs. 2.1% of Spain.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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It could have been seen as a sign that the club, who had won the most recent of their 18 league titles over 20 years before, could not hold onto their top players in the face of pressure from moneyed and successful relative newcomers at the top table.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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The path forward requires technology that is scientifically valid and practically useful, delivering solutions that provide meaningful insights without the complexity of traditional research-grade equipment.—
Thorsten Zander,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But don’t lose sight of the statement Schoen and Daboll are trying to make with an offense that is practically a mirror image of last year’s lackluster group: Jones, the quarterback, was the problem.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Soliman attended the hearing virtually from the Butler County jail.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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But he’s left virtually functionless, forced to live out the rest of his days without any agency.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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All looked fairly predictable, and then the second Trump administration changed policies significantly.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The curvature could happen because the stress on the fault at the surface is fairly low compared to the stress farther underground.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almost. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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