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
Artificial intelligence and the expansion of remote and virtual care mean that malicious hackers have sophisticated new tools and increased opportunities to target hospitals.
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Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Courts began to allow far more virtual meetings in late 2020.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Ro is a telehealth company that offers virtual consultations and prescriptions for various health concerns, including GLP-1 weight-loss medications.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
In digital tests, wearers used natural pinching and grasping gestures to zoom and manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen with fluid precision.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
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Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Courts began to allow far more virtual meetings in late 2020.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Ro is a telehealth company that offers virtual consultations and prescriptions for various health concerns, including GLP-1 weight-loss medications.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
In digital tests, wearers used natural pinching and grasping gestures to zoom and manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen with fluid precision.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for virtual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
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Now a quarter century into a career largely characterized by mystique and a seeming avoidance of the public eye, Atobe has spent the better part of the 2020s slowly opening up, with some bemusement.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Another seeming breakthrough centered on a pair of gloves found near Guthrie's house, and the possibility that they might be traced to a suspect.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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