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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
nowhere near; not at all
not nearly enough money
closely
the person most nearly concerned
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Example Sentences
No state has more to lose than California, whose Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, covers nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities.
That is nearly £40 a quarter more expensive than the highest standing charge allowed on the British mainland.
The lands were previously owned by Green Diamond Resource Co. and its predecessor Simpson Logging Co., which harvested timber there for nearly a century.
After the episode aired, Toczylowski said the center received a flood of online donations, but not nearly enough to offset potential cuts to federal funding.
Alexandra Gelder, a medical secretary from Castel, said her family paid nearly £200 a month for electricity despite being "barely home" and she was "petrified" about paying her bills next month.
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