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on the point of

ADVERB
almost
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 verge of pretty near substantially within sight of
CONJUNCTION
as
Synonyms
WEAK
at the time that during the time that in the act of in the process of just as

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"They were on the point of reaching the body," said Mohammed.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

After five straight weeks of losses as the Iran crisis began, the S&P 500 is now on the point of chalking up its sixth consecutive weekly gains.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Or on the point of an arm and, if so, which one?

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Neatly sidestepping a cutlass thrust, she cuffed the rat smartly on the point of the nose.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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