as in practically
very close to but not completely
fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless
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Recent Examples of virtually
Murals depicting him mid-throw popped up in the city virtually overnight.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Lace up your sneakers or participate virtually to show up for this great cause.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Such large-scale cooperation is virtually unheard of among these spiders, which normally live alone.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There was virtually no cell signal.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for virtually
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Lace up your sneakers or participate virtually to show up for this great cause.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Such large-scale cooperation is virtually unheard of among these spiders, which normally live alone.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There was virtually no cell signal.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for virtually
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtually
Adverb
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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While other Super Tuscans are practically household names among wine collectors, Ca’Marcanda’s flagship blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Camarcanda (without the apostrophe), seems to fly under the radar.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, visited North Korea in early October — the first such trip in nearly two decades — while reports suggest Hanoi may pursue the purchase of 40 Russian Su-35 fighter jets.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Virtually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtually. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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