virtually

[vur-choo-uh-lee] / ˈvɜr tʃu ə li /

ADVERB

for all practical purposes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

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The agreement appears to push the U.S. health system significantly toward direct-to-consumer prescription drug sales, a channel that was virtually nonexistent a year ago.

From Barron's

But that very day the streets of the Palisades were virtually empty.

From The Wall Street Journal

What was aspirational then is virtually impossible now.

From The Wall Street Journal

But by the time 10 cases are identified, it is overwhelmingly likely that the infection has already spread into the wider population, making its trajectory virtually indistinguishable from a scenario with no early intervention.

From BBC

The closest thing she can think of is her gym - but virtually everyone there wears headphones, she tells me, and few make eye contact.

From BBC

virtually

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