as in seeming
very close to being something without actually being it
Even after twenty years living on the same street the reclusive man was still a virtual stranger to his neighbors.
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After 10 years of Critical Role, the show’s highly parasocial fans (affectionately called Critters) have high expectations, on top of numerous worries about what the future holds for their virtual friends and heroes.
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Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
During a Thursday, July 31, virtual news conference, Jenkins said her team made 30,000 calls and knocked on 1,000 doors that month, with plans to hit at least 500 more doors by Election Day.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Through that time, Equinox has invested in a mobile app that offers users virtual classes, and invested in more technically advanced treadmills, ellipticals, and other workout machinery.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In-person training has built-in limits — only a certain number of people could use a machine or fit in a room at once, but training in a virtual environment means that a near infinite number of people can be in the program at the same time.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
During a Thursday, July 31, virtual news conference, Jenkins said her team made 30,000 calls and knocked on 1,000 doors that month, with plans to hit at least 500 more doors by Election Day.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Through that time, Equinox has invested in a mobile app that offers users virtual classes, and invested in more technically advanced treadmills, ellipticals, and other workout machinery.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
In-person training has built-in limits — only a certain number of people could use a machine or fit in a room at once, but training in a virtual environment means that a near infinite number of people can be in the program at the same time.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
Adjective
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Emilia Pérez’s turnout in particular was a fall from seeming dominance, perhaps precipitated by Gascón’s controversy.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
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That night of violence — with its brutality and seeming lack of a motive — has shaken the community.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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