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almost

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/
noun

  1. Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

    "In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

adverb

  1. Very close to, not quite.

    "Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it."

Synonymsclose to, near, nearly, next to, nigh, not

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