All but
All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: dinner is all but on the table, so don't go anywhere
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Today the word is all but gone, having virtually disappeared circa 2014 and only heard now really on trollish forum posts.
Source: Once Acceptable Targets - Ishiro Honda considers his finest film to be Matango, a film virtually unknown to all but Toho sci-fi fans.
Source: Magnum Opus Dissonance -
A skilled NEXT pilot is virtually unstoppable, rendering arms forts and all but the most skilled NEXT pilots useless against them.
Source: Video Game / Armored Core
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