as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
The ball was hit so well that left fielder Michael Conforto chased for only a few steps before realizing the ball was practically back to the parking lot.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
What this means, practically, is that many stars, nebulae and galaxies (and that includes our Milky Way) are much harder to see in humid air.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Opening a new manufacturing plant, if such a thing were even possible, would take years of planning and huge investment, but if a state offers the right incentives, film crews can show up practically overnight.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Hub Tent Simplifying campsite setup, this has an intuitive hub design that practically pops up on its own.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
What this means, practically, is that many stars, nebulae and galaxies (and that includes our Milky Way) are much harder to see in humid air.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Opening a new manufacturing plant, if such a thing were even possible, would take years of planning and huge investment, but if a state offers the right incentives, film crews can show up practically overnight.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Hub Tent Simplifying campsite setup, this has an intuitive hub design that practically pops up on its own.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Some real locations are almost literally depicted in the film.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Since the 2022 merger, WBD’s share price has fallen nearly 60%.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Its life span is only a few weeks, but in that time one female can produce nearly a hundred offspring, peppering sorghum plants with larvae that look like sawdust and suck nutrients from the leaves, stunting the plants.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Members of the House, who are on recess this week, are set to be briefed virtually on Tuesday by the House Sergeant at Arms, multiple sources told CBS News.—
Kaia Hubbard
June 16,
CBS News,
16 June 2025
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But Trump and virtually all Congressional Republicans strongly support the bill’s central elements--very large tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, paid for by deep cuts in essential programs while adding trillions to the deficit.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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