as in seeming
very close to being something without actually being it
Even after twenty years living on the same street the reclusive man was still a virtual stranger to his neighbors.
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Recent Examples of virtual
Now, depending on where they're imprisoned, inmates have a virtual buffet of ways to die: firing squad, nitrogen gas, the electric chair and still, lethal injection.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
For the first time, all LEAP artists will come together in a virtual artist forum to reflect on their creative process, their work and the continuing need for art as a force for justice.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Your therapist guides your eyes across your visual field using a pointer or their finger; mine used a digital pointer on-screen since our sessions were virtual.
—Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, 4 June 2025
The most comprehensive virtual women’s health platform at the enterprise level, covering everything from fertility to menopause.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
For the first time, all LEAP artists will come together in a virtual artist forum to reflect on their creative process, their work and the continuing need for art as a force for justice.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Your therapist guides your eyes across your visual field using a pointer or their finger; mine used a digital pointer on-screen since our sessions were virtual.
—Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, 4 June 2025
The most comprehensive virtual women’s health platform at the enterprise level, covering everything from fertility to menopause.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
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Emilia Pérez’s turnout in particular was a fall from seeming dominance, perhaps precipitated by Gascón’s controversy.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
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That night of violence — with its brutality and seeming lack of a motive — has shaken the community.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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