as in almost
very close to but not completely practically everyone agreed to help
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Recent Examples of practically This is the ultimate hack for scoring practically brand-new pieces for a steal. —
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026 Alanis Morissette is practically a character in this film. —Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 This earthy classic is easy to style with practically any outfit and has been an undeniable focal point in designers’ collections for decades. —Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Almirante was practically born in front of a camera. —Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for practically
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026 Alanis Morissette is practically a character in this film. —Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 This earthy classic is easy to style with practically any outfit and has been an undeniable focal point in designers’ collections for decades. —Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Almirante was practically born in front of a camera. —Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for practically
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But his days in the City of Brotherly Love are almost certainly numbered.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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That made the length of some of Puth’s selections Wednesday seem almost subversive at times.— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Austin Barber, who started 47 games at tackle for the Gators, nearly had to wait until Saturday.— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia scored on seven consecutive late-game possessions, nearly all of them on plays at or near the rim.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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This amazing, self-assembling, signal-processing, direction-switching molecular machine is so powerful yet so spare that, billions of years later, it’s still used by bacteria in virtually every gut and puddle on Earth.— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Even escalating tensions over the weekend didn't sour stocks too much on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average virtually unchanged and the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite down about a quarter percent each.— Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Practically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/practically. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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