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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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In early January, the seizure of the Russian oil tanker, the Marinera, far out in the northern Atlantic, showed that such operations can be carried out almost anywhere.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

On February 12 almost 800 Lufthansa flights were cancelled, affecting around 100,000 passengers, when pilots and cabin crew staged a strike in a pensions dispute.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s not just diesel, it’s not just jet fuel, it’s not just gasoline. It’s also LNG…it’s fertilizer. It’s almost everything we use.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Instead, the index rose 1%, finishing at its highest level in almost six weeks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Now, almost four years later, the yard’s still a heaved mess covered in weeds.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam