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adjective

as in relative
being such only when compared to something else burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure

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Recent Examples of almost
Adverb
The Equator was a little more on the sweet side—almost tasting like a dessert in coffee form. Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025 The Stoxx 600 is up almost 11% year-to-date. Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Orange County has paid more than $39 million worth of settlements in the almost year since the Airport fire broke out and destroyed more than 100 structures, according to county officials. Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender. James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for almost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for almost
Adverb
  • At Target, for instance, the category’s sales have soared nearly 70% year-to-date and are expected to top $1 billion in annual revenue.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Atlanta failed to capitalize on that interception or on a pass-interference penalty against Deommodore Lenoir, who nearly had the 49ers’ first interception in 445 passes.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As freshmen, Rose, Chico, and Tupac were relative unknowns.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • VantageScore found that, in relative terms, monthly car payments are increasing faster than mortgage payments.
    Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Luckily, Amazon’s best-sellers chart is brimming with comfy lounge bottoms that were practically made for fall, including these $9 wide-leg Hanes sweatpants and these ultra-cozy baggy joggers from Walifrey.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By selecting the birthplace of nuclear technology as the site for its first production facility, Radiant is symbolically and practically linking past innovation to future energy resilience.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The species went virtually extinct elsewhere.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • But with that said, the city has a fairly robust public transportation system, so out-of-town visitors can get around on Long Beach Transit buses.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Before that, former President Barack Obama oversaw fairly sustained deficit reduction, but that was only after Tea Party Republicans forced his hand in response to his $1 trillion deficit expansion in 2009.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almost. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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