as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
The contributory-infringement question is legally and practically important, and courts of appeals have taken divergent approaches to the question.
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Cowboy hats aren’t optional, they’re practically required.
—Essence, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, my closet is practically frozen in yesteryear: stacks of jeans mock me from the top shelf with their teeny-tiny glory while dresses and skirts hang, untouched, waiting for a coming-out party that is not yet on the calendar.
—Marina Khorosh, Vogue, 27 May 2025
As with practically anything in the world that once served a unique purpose, these kitchen items have been updated or replaced with more technologically advanced or easier-to-use alternatives.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Cowboy hats aren’t optional, they’re practically required.
—Essence, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, my closet is practically frozen in yesteryear: stacks of jeans mock me from the top shelf with their teeny-tiny glory while dresses and skirts hang, untouched, waiting for a coming-out party that is not yet on the calendar.
—Marina Khorosh, Vogue, 27 May 2025
As with practically anything in the world that once served a unique purpose, these kitchen items have been updated or replaced with more technologically advanced or easier-to-use alternatives.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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Essiedu is black, and while Stanton looks almost exactly like a young Emma Watson, but with a different skin tone, and that’s enough to cause unfortunate controversy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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In Miami-Dade, almost a quarter of all households rely on SNAP to pay their grocery bills, the fifth-highest rate of any county in Florida, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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This year’s budget is projected to hit $55 billion, nearly $2 billion more than last year.—
Regan Deering,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Resolution Copper also said its project has the potential to supply nearly one-quarter of the nation’s copper needs to help with the transition to clean energy and other national priorities.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Turns out Clark played virtually the entire season with a right foot injury that slowed him throughout and needed to be surgically repaired in January.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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One weekend in 1986, on a jaunt in a rented cabin with her soon-to-be-ex-lover, Alison Bechdel, a virtually unknown cartoonist in her twenties living in the Twin Cities, had an anxiety attack.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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