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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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The new models still have a hefty profile, but they are so light that they’re almost optical illusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Today, data compiled by ProPublica and legal activist groups including the Immigration Justice Transparency Initiative show almost a quarter of the roughly 30,000 active habeas petitions in the United States are in California courts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

And if they do know who he was, they would almost certainly reject vast swathes of his philosophy.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

And so at 46, single and without children, I decided to move to Cuenca, Ecuador, and retire years earlier than would have been possible almost anywhere else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The trees almost blurred in the late-afternoon sun.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith