as in almost
very close to but not completely it was well-nigh dark, but I could still see a little
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Recent Examples of well-nigh At Calder Gardens, art, architecture, and horticulture achieve a well-nigh perfect equilibrium. —
Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025 The journey along the Gemini, which measured only 18 feet and five inches from bow to stern, proved to be well-nigh impossible. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025 Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 In my book, Peter Seidler was a model citizen, a well-nigh heroic one. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025 The journey along the Gemini, which measured only 18 feet and five inches from bow to stern, proved to be well-nigh impossible. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025 Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 In my book, Peter Seidler was a model citizen, a well-nigh heroic one. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-nigh
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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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For instance, the researchers showed that the result from the study holds for more complex, infinite-dimensional systems, such as those used in quantum optics, confirming that the free energy limit is not just theoretical but practically reachable.— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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These flavors are practically tropical, and you will be transported to the beach at first bite.— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Those, too, are nearly all gone, reduced to bricks and rubble.— ABC News, ABC News, 18 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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