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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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“The upcoming days will be decisive; Iran knows that and there’s almost nothing they can militarily do about it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Wednesday briefing at the Pentagon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Manchester City have been the stand-out team in the FA Cup since Guardiola took charge almost a decade ago.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I’ve been thinking about Musk a little bit too much lately — since almost any amount is too much — and wondering if it’s finally time to give him complete control of the sun.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It was almost a surprise that he didn’t announce it in his Wednesday speech.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Peter and I were married for almost sixty years.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.