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nearly

[neer-lee] / ˈnɪər li /
ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately practically roughly virtually
STRONG
about closely most well-nigh
WEAK
all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little

Example Sentences

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Shares rebounded 6% premarket, after tumbling nearly 70% Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, as long as you have both discussed the financial and lifestyle repercussions of retiring nearly a decade earlier than your wife.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Average prices in California climbed to nearly $6 per gallon, according to AAA, while national prices were slightly above $4.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Filling a car with diesel remains about £26 higher than in late February, while a tank of petrol costs nearly £14 more.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It was pretty nearly dark on our way home.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck