as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
Best of the rest Inter practically sealed their passage through to the last 16 with a 1-0 win over Sparta Prague.
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
There are indeed problems today, though somewhat academic, that are practically impossible for classical computers to solve.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In 1934, the Austro-fascists banned the Social Democratic Party, and practically overnight, the entire country was ruled under the ultra conservative, anti-Semitic Austro-fascists.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Now the 78-year-old Schrager—a man who practically invented velvet rope exclusivity—is focusing on making luxury more inclusive with his Public brand of hotels.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
There are indeed problems today, though somewhat academic, that are practically impossible for classical computers to solve.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In 1934, the Austro-fascists banned the Social Democratic Party, and practically overnight, the entire country was ruled under the ultra conservative, anti-Semitic Austro-fascists.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Now the 78-year-old Schrager—a man who practically invented velvet rope exclusivity—is focusing on making luxury more inclusive with his Public brand of hotels.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
Adverb
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The split emerged during the pandemic and has become more entrenched in the almost five years since.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Now, there are many ways an early-season release can reintroduce itself to voters, but almost all of them require appearances from the talent.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The result is an app (available for iOS and Android, and accessible from a web browser) with nearly a million titles from major publishing houses.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Colton Underwood and Jordan C. Brown plunked down nearly $3.2 million for a traditional Los Angeles residence in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks back in late 2021.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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During the election campaign, Georgian Dream raised the idea of reintegrating these regions, which would be virtually impossible without close alignment with Russia.—
Anthony Borden,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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This breakthrough functionality enables teams to capture full contact information by scanning virtually anything: conference badges, paper business cards, social media QR codes, other digital business cards and more.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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