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
Live-streaming services now allow friends and relatives across continents to attend ceremonies virtually, a trend that gained momentum during the pandemic and has since become a permanent feature.
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Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Tennis virtually eliminated controversial line calls with Hawk-Eye technology.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The full ad, which dropped on Thursday, features a virtually unrecognizable Fieri clad in sensible slacks and a pressed button-up, without his iconic frosted tips or goatee.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Adventurers can park and crash in virtually any vehicle, but the TBX is more like a vacation condo you park at the water's edge or trail head.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
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Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Tennis virtually eliminated controversial line calls with Hawk-Eye technology.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The full ad, which dropped on Thursday, features a virtually unrecognizable Fieri clad in sensible slacks and a pressed button-up, without his iconic frosted tips or goatee.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Adventurers can park and crash in virtually any vehicle, but the TBX is more like a vacation condo you park at the water's edge or trail head.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtually
Adverb
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The talented Czech goalies are practically salivating at the opportunity.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Assuming Crawford or another starter candidate fills the long-relief role, the rest of the bullpen looks practically set.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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
Adverb
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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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“Virtually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtually. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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