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
Porter said that the Hall plans to return to in-person voting and discussion for the 50-member committee after moving to a virtual meeting room following the COVID pandemic.
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Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
When the district introduced a temporary virtual learning option, over 3,500 students enrolled in the first 90 minutes.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual form of money that operates outside the control of a central bank or government, unlike conventional currency.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
There will also be a virtual session Monday evening.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
When the district introduced a temporary virtual learning option, over 3,500 students enrolled in the first 90 minutes.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual form of money that operates outside the control of a central bank or government, unlike conventional currency.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
There will also be a virtual session Monday evening.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
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And Lincoln’s seeming role as a symphonic football is nothing new, either.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Giving things a second life—or a third—is a gift of the young architect, who over her decade-long career, has turned tree trunks into tables and tables into storage trunks, never pausing to question an object’s value—or any seeming lack thereof.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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