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almost

[awl-mohst, awl-mohst] / ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst /
ADVERB
nearly, very nearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

Example Sentences

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MacBook Pro models with less RAM ship sooner, and almost all other Mac models we reviewed on Apple.com will arrive just days after they’re ordered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There was something almost charmed about him, because he never seemed to make a mistake.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But it’s hard to overlook the ratio’s decline began almost 12 months ago, which suggests that the stock market may be living on borrowed time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

We shot it on stage with a fake toilet and Carey was almost vomiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“You almost did! Why did the trashrat send me over here? Were you really in trouble?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman