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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
According to the reptile specialist, the iguanas have long, thin tails that can stretch to almost three times the length of their bodies. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Presented with that quote today, Duterte almost gets choked up. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 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
  • The modern smartphone debuted in 2007 -- nearly 20 years ago -- but school cellphone issues were exacerbated over the last few years, according to educators who spoke to ABC News.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But that defense honestly looks pretty weak in light of the federal government’s contention that Google has a search monopoly, controlling nearly 90% of the market.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Cells can be referred to by expressions in other cells using a special function use() with relative coordinates.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Back then, Julian said the area was practically devoid of anything regarding the cultural arts.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The building is practically an antique itself, rivaling the town of Belmont, which was established just 20 years before the mall.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • With widespread vaccination, which led to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000, SSPE has virtually disappeared in the US.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This expansive garden setting is virtually unheard of in this most expensive and desirable retail section of Paris.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • After a fairly quiet opener in Chicago that included a key 2-point conversion reception, Thielen will get to revel in the home crowd.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Boston’s ongoing inability to capitalize on such opportunities ensured fairly uneventful outcomes, though.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almost. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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