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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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Social Security would pay out almost $150,000 over five years after retirement, and I would still remain under the $50,000 annual cap.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Spending on AI infrastructure was behind a sharp rise in business investment during the first quarter—the strongest in almost three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Williams has said he fondly remembers his civics and French classes at North Hollywood High, but his time and passion were almost exclusively devoted to music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They were sitting outside Page & Palette, the town’s most prominent bookshop, where, it turned out, they meet almost every day.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

From my shoulder along my arm and through my hand, a current seemed to pass from me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom