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as in almost
very close to but not completely
I nearly fell down the stairs
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The nearly thousands of five-star ratings show just how beloved this lounge set is by customers for its effortless style and easy comfortability.
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Martha Sorren, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Father Joe’s is still hiring staff, securing licensure from the state and constructing nearly a dozen rooms that together will be able to hold more than 40 people.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Every day, dozens of women in this nearly 120,000-member group advertise themselves to each other as potential roommates.
—Violet Piper, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025
In return for Menendez’s influence in the Senate in support of Egypt and Qatar, the businessmen paid him and his wife nearly $500,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in gold bars while also providing several luxury gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz, according to the feds.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Martha Sorren, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Father Joe’s is still hiring staff, securing licensure from the state and constructing nearly a dozen rooms that together will be able to hold more than 40 people.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Every day, dozens of women in this nearly 120,000-member group advertise themselves to each other as potential roommates.
—Violet Piper, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025
In return for Menendez’s influence in the Senate in support of Egypt and Qatar, the businessmen paid him and his wife nearly $500,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in gold bars while also providing several luxury gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz, according to the feds.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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