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nearly
[ neer-lee ]
adverb
- all but; almost:
nearly dead with cold.
- with close approximation:
a nearly perfect likeness.
- with close agreement or resemblance:
a plan nearly like our own.
- with close kinship, interest, or connection; intimately:
nearly associated in business;
two women nearly related.
nearly
/ ˈɪəɪ /
adverb
- not quite; almost; practically
- not nearlynowhere near; not at all
not nearly enough money
- closely
the person most nearly concerned
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Example Sentences
On a quick drive around the small Ohio town of Delta, you can spot nearly as many Trump flags as American stars-and-stripes banners.
"When Philip was dying, Elizabeth went to visit him in hospital in Florida and the nurse on the ward said she nearly fell over when she saw who the visitor was," said Angela.
Janice, who is unwilling or unable to open up, is not nearly as needy as her spouse, who starts espousing biblical platitudes with the desperate certainty of a drowning man grateful for any life raft.
A report by Spain's central bank found that nearly 40% of families who rent now spend more than 40% of their income on their accommodation.
Research showed that Los Angeles and Orange counties “offered the fewest number of apartments with refrigerators among nearly two dozen large metropolitan areas nationwide.”
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