as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
At this point, the word KitchenAid is to stand mixer as Kleenex is to tissue—which is to say, practically synonymous.
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
For a brief period in the late '70s and early '80s, members of Toto seemed to be practically everywhere — on albums by Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Alice Cooper and even on Michael Jackson's Thriller.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
General manager Ryan Poles, with the blessing of President/CEO Kevin Warren, did what almost the entire football world was expecting and practically begging the Bears to do.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
Things are now more likely to be computer generated than practically built.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
For a brief period in the late '70s and early '80s, members of Toto seemed to be practically everywhere — on albums by Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Alice Cooper and even on Michael Jackson's Thriller.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
General manager Ryan Poles, with the blessing of President/CEO Kevin Warren, did what almost the entire football world was expecting and practically begging the Bears to do.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
Things are now more likely to be computer generated than practically built.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
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In their Big Ten Conference opener, a year ago almost to the day, those Terps fell to Indiana by double digits behind a dismal 2-for-16 performance from 3-point range.Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the names of defendants and almost all case records are classified.Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal is the senior baseball writer for The Athletic who has spent nearly 35 years covering the major leagues.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Its nearly $900 million restoration, largely paid for by donations from a few Paris billionaires and some 340,000 other donors, many of them Americans, is just the latest example.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Living down the Northern Illinois loss, which remains the biggest point spread upset of the college season, demanded this 10-game winning streak that saw Notre Dame improve virtually everywhere during the past three months.Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Net-a-Porter The Net-a-Porter sale has over 12,000 pieces up to 50% off right now—across virtually every category imaginable.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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