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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On Friday the overwhelming favourite for the men's gold, Ilia Malinin, faltered in the free skate, along with virtually all the top competitors, but Shaidorov held his nerve.

From Barron's

They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there have been plenty of athletes who came to their first Games virtually undefeated and seemingly invincible, only to be completely rattled by the sight of five rings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps the most worrisome, however, is the fact that virtually no knowledge-based company appears to be safe.

From Barron's

The Italian was handed a lucrative new deal by the then power-brokers at the FA virtually as England's plane prepared to take off for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

From BBC

virtually

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