Around
Around adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Around and virtually are semantically related in for all practical purposes topic. Sometimes you can use "Around" instead an adverb "Virtually".
Mutual synonyms
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Virtually and Around. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/around/virtually
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