as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
However, by sharing so much of Lisa's code, the interface practically demanded a pointing device, and the mouse was selected, even though Raskin had so carefully tried to avoid it.
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
His father is Jetrin Wattanasin, a legend in the Thai music industry, though Jaonaay frames that influence practically rather than romantically.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In this way, cosmic dust behaves as a very efficient absorber of visible light, is only lightly absorbed by near-infrared light, and is practically perfectly transparent to mid-infrared (and longer) wavelengths of light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
On social media, however, the guardrails are practically nonexistent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
His father is Jetrin Wattanasin, a legend in the Thai music industry, though Jaonaay frames that influence practically rather than romantically.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In this way, cosmic dust behaves as a very efficient absorber of visible light, is only lightly absorbed by near-infrared light, and is practically perfectly transparent to mid-infrared (and longer) wavelengths of light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
On social media, however, the guardrails are practically nonexistent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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The rule almost failed, however, when six Republicans halted action on the floor by initially voting against the procedural measure.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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That was a big ask and Mac Jones was great… Kyle asked him to throw almost 40 times on the road and there’s no George Kittle.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
Adverb
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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
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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
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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