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How to pronounce virtually in English?

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Synonyms about, almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, well-nigh


virtually all the parties signed the contract.
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the strike virtually paralyzed the city.
I'm virtually broke.

Examples of virtually

virtually
It's amazing how this old classic brings smiles to virtually anyone who sees it.
From the sfgate.com
Corruption is virtually a cottage industry in its dense array of smaller cities.
From the sacbee.com
The city daily is still the biggest single media entity in virtually any market.
From the businessweek.com
Schaumburg running back Shepard Little had been rolling virtually all afternoon.
From the dailyherald.com
I like your idea on theory but, practically speaking, it's virtually impossible.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
In virtually all other team sports, the individual is somehow lost, even unseen.
From the post-gazette.com
Shares of Abbott have been virtually flat over the last two years at around $52.
From the stltoday.com
He appears in virtually every scene and his performance carries the entire film.
From the themercury.com.au
The prevalent wind that adds to Orchard Creek's difficulty was virtually absent.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • In essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
  • About: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is ...
  • Virtual(a): being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
  • Virtual(a): existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"
  • In mathematics, especially in the area of abstract algebra which studies infinite groups, the adverb virtually is used to modify a property so that it need only hold for a subgroup of finite index. ...
  • The term virtual is a concept applied in many fields with somewhat differing connotations, and also, differing denotations.
  • (Virtual (computing)) The word virtual has been applied to computing and information technology with various meanings.
  • (Virtual (philosophy)) Numerous philosophers have advanced conceptions of the virtual.
  • (Virtuality (Rush song)) "Virtuality" is a song from the progressive rock band Rush and was released as the fourth single from their 1996 album Test for Echo. The song peaked at #16 on the U.S. Its lyrics deal of how the Internet technology affect the way relationships are carried on.