as in almost
very close to but not completely
practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically
After having surged to record levels practically every year this century, overall diagnoses of the three top bacterial STIs have crested since the Covid pandemic.
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Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The only question is how sizable the GOP majority will be in a chamber where the legislative filibuster practically ensures that 60 votes are needed to pass new measures.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Lopez has worn practically the same style equation before, too.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Actress Kerry Washington practically lives on the campaign trail these days, and the Congressional Black Caucus has been a roving roadshow for the campaign.
—Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The only question is how sizable the GOP majority will be in a chamber where the legislative filibuster practically ensures that 60 votes are needed to pass new measures.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Lopez has worn practically the same style equation before, too.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Actress Kerry Washington practically lives on the campaign trail these days, and the Congressional Black Caucus has been a roving roadshow for the campaign.
—Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practically
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The market once run by non-Natives is now almost exclusively managed by Indigenous people as part of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, or SWAIA.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Vassos' journey to finding love is almost over, and fans nationwide have theories about the winner.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The total was nearly identical in 2016 when 35,999 voters showed up to the polls on day one.Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Smollett has remained committed to clearing his name in the nearly six years since his arrest.Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Among Republican voters in the survey, Bianco and state Sen. Brian Dahle are virtually tied at about a third each.Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Kai Ryssdal: Not only were buildings destroyed, virtually leveled, the Air Force says, but some F-22 fighters as well, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, were also damaged.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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