Almost and Very nearly

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Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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

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Almost and very nearly are semantically related. You can use "Almost" instead an adverb phrase "Very nearly".

Tyr was able to play at almost the same level in the first season and a half, very nearly defeating Dylan a few times before switching sides at the last minute.

Source: Series / Andromeda
In the world of Tales from My D&D Campaign, the true gods are very nearly immortal, and will eventually recover from almost any force, even the power of their fellow gods.

Source: God Is Dead
He flies his new plane like a madman and very nearly ends up getting Rat killed, not to mention almost crashing in the middle of a village.

Source: Western Animation / The Willows in Winter (1996)

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