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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It was almost a free outing; a friend covered his entry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The goal: make something worthy of being branded as an F-Series, which has been the bestselling truck in the U.S. for almost 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

One tanker that the U.S. has already seized was en route with almost two million barrels of Venezuelan oil.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's almost series by series," Williamson said of his commitment to the Black Caps.

From Barron's

In the wake of Australia's deadliest mass shooting in almost three decades, the government has announced plans to tighten gun controls, while the New South Wales premier is pushing to crack down on hate speech.

From BBC

almost

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