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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People aged 18 to 64 and at risk of the flu had a similarly low uptake of almost 38%.

From BBC

“It is almost certainly the greatest collective act of scientific vandalism in recent American history,” environmental journalist Bill McKibben wrote in The New Yorker in December.

From Salon

Another year is almost over and 2025 has been a strong year for many footballers.

From BBC

It’s almost always a scammer trying to change their password to access your account.

From MarketWatch

Almost nine months later, instead of crumbling under the highest U.S. tariffs in almost a century, the global trade system has been recast along new lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

almost

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