Almost and Lately

Almost

Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Lately and almost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lately" instead an adverb "Almost".

Lately

Lately adverb - Not long ago.

Almost and lately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adverb "Lately".

Nearby Words: late, lateness

Both words in one sentence

  • Woman in White And while this trope is almost Always Female, lately, there are more and more male characters that fit in as well.
  • Though lately he's replaced this with playing the Imperial March and showing Dick Cheney rolling past in a wheelchair almost every time he does a story involving Dick Cheney.
  • Lately, he has become an almost vicious, revengeful badass Mad Scientist, who has used magic more than once.
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