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Almost and almost not

almost

adverb

nearly but not completely

nearly

adverb

almost, or near to a particular amount of time, money, people, or things

hardly

adverb

used for saying that something is almost not true or almost does not happen at all

barely

adverb

used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible

scarcely

adverb

almost not, or almost none

near

adjective, adverb, preposition

only a little less than a particular amount or number

practically

adverb

almost

well-nigh

adverb

nearly but not completely

close

adjective

if something is close to a particular amount, number, level, etc., it is almost that amount, number, level, etc.

all but

almost

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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