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
Case in point with virtual story times with Big City Readers; a bedtime book cart, their Little Legends Scavenger Hunt, and themed guest room packages (complete with an in-room tent).
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Reviews, consultation videos, treatment photos, and virtual assessments allow people to evaluate clinics long before boarding a flight.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Encourage Organic Engagement Create new pathways and opportunities for organic engagement that are incentivized in some way; think watercooler moments but built into a virtual workforce.
—Laura Weldy, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The virtual queue that launched with the experience wraps up June 2, after which a standard standby line takes over.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Reviews, consultation videos, treatment photos, and virtual assessments allow people to evaluate clinics long before boarding a flight.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Encourage Organic Engagement Create new pathways and opportunities for organic engagement that are incentivized in some way; think watercooler moments but built into a virtual workforce.
—Laura Weldy, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The virtual queue that launched with the experience wraps up June 2, after which a standard standby line takes over.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for virtual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
Adjective
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Though little has made its way here, many companies developing these sci-fi-seeming technologies see New York as an essential proving ground.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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