all but

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all but
Adverb
  • The 4-star Starlink Mini combines around-the-globe connectivity with a compact, efficient design that can travel almost anywhere with you.
    Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The final finished 14-14, but my abiding memory is the intoxicating swirl of noise and colour created by almost 93,000 fans, plus the sense of anticipation that accompanied the pre-match walk up Olympic Way.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • This bra practically disappears under my shirt.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In January 1983, Chanel was a storied, historical house that was practically bankrupt.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Eaton said the eldest child with the woman was about 9 and the youngest was just a baby.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That’s about 5 percent of the 1,874 total passengers onboard.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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