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
Parent Cafes are offered in both English and Spanish and have both virtual and in-person options — with groups in Aurora, Elgin and other locations throughout Kane County.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
If you're concerned, reach out to your doctor or set up a virtual consultation with a top hair loss subscription.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
On June 28, Cisneros will make a virtual appearance during a live discussion of her work at the New Haven Museum.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
The hackers then invited him to a virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
If you're concerned, reach out to your doctor or set up a virtual consultation with a top hair loss subscription.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
On June 28, Cisneros will make a virtual appearance during a live discussion of her work at the New Haven Museum.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
The hackers then invited him to a virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtual
seeming
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ye, who has fallen from grace in recent years over his espousing of antisemitic and racist beliefs, is attempting a seeming comeback.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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