as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
Today, Manucurist products have been used at Paris Fashion Week shows like Saint Laurent and Chloé—and by practically every cool girl in France.
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Renée Reardin, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
This iconic piece of outerwear is practically synonymous with French culture, despite its utilitarian origins.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Hiller has tried practically every line combination and defensive pairing, seldom coming up with a sustainable boost.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The blend of Spanish, Asian, Italian and Art Deco styles — which was a really popular mix at the time, although one that defied easy design categorization — practically pulses from the walls and ceilings now.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Renée Reardin, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
This iconic piece of outerwear is practically synonymous with French culture, despite its utilitarian origins.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Hiller has tried practically every line combination and defensive pairing, seldom coming up with a sustainable boost.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The blend of Spanish, Asian, Italian and Art Deco styles — which was a really popular mix at the time, although one that defied easy design categorization — practically pulses from the walls and ceilings now.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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The majority of what remained was auctioned off by the French state in a wave of republican sentiment almost a hundred years later.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Last year was almost certainly the first year of the 21st century that preventable child mortality went up rather than down.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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As of Thursday, that system still had nearly 500 outages.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie lives on nearly an acre, in a brown-brick, ranch-style house with an attached garage, a short gravel driveway, and desert landscaping.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The sorting of documents came as Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination while testifying virtually before the House Oversight Committee.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The winner of the Democratic primary is virtually assured of victory in the deep-blue district, which also includes the largest share of Jewish voters of any congressional district in the nation.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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