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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

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James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, said that his forecast assumes the Strait of Hormuz will be almost fully open to oil tankers by the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Diaz, who moves countless pallets of product, jokes he was born at the factory, having spent almost his entire adult life working for the company.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

But wherever it takes place, the location now feels almost secondary.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Early Saturday, an overcast Islamabad felt like a ghost town, with almost no civilian traffic on its wide avenues.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

At thirteen, Betsie seemed almost an adult to me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom