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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Recent Examples of virtual
First Amendment protections Heather Connor, the lawyer representing Redford and the FOP, cited New York Times v. Sullivan during an April 1 virtual court hearing in Mecklenburg Superior Court.
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The book is not altogether convincing that a single superpower could actually manage to monopolize this virtual world of communications networks, information flows, and large-scale technological systems.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
These bots are being marketed as educational tools, creative outlets, virtual friends and even therapists.
—Brooke Lieberman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
Some lawmakers have shied away from hosting in-person events, in some cases shifting to virtual meetings with voters instead.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The book is not altogether convincing that a single superpower could actually manage to monopolize this virtual world of communications networks, information flows, and large-scale technological systems.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
These bots are being marketed as educational tools, creative outlets, virtual friends and even therapists.
—Brooke Lieberman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
Some lawmakers have shied away from hosting in-person events, in some cases shifting to virtual meetings with voters instead.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
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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 10 May. 2025.
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