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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Even in a country with virtually free higher education, universal healthcare and unemployment benefits, the objections are proving tough to overcome.

From The Wall Street Journal

They know their routines must be virtually perfect in order to avoid reductions from the judges.

From Los Angeles Times

Deliveries in its largest sales region of North America were virtually flat at 86,229, but continued challenges in China meant deliveries in the country dropped 26% to 41,938 vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is not necessarily surprising that the better-trained and better-equipped Delta Force soldiers emerged virtually unscathed, especially given their elite reputation within the most powerful military in the world.

From BBC

And because its payout is guaranteed, this bond portion would have virtually no correlation with the stock portion — thereby improving the 60/40 portfolio’s risk-adjusted performance.

From MarketWatch

virtually

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