Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Practically is a synonym for close to in almost topic. In some cases you can use "Practically" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like nearly, approximate.
Practically
Practically adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Close to is a synonym for practically in almost topic. You can use "Close to" instead the word "Practically" as an adverb or an adjective.
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Both terms in one sentence
- A large amount of publicity for the Titanic also claimed it to be "practically" unsinkable, as well as "made as close to unsinkable as modern technology will allow".
Source: Twisting the Words - Dreadnoughts (essentially, Mecha piloted by practically undead super-soldiers) come dangerously close to being actual zombie robots, as well as the aforementioned Necrons.
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And Wolf acts as if getting it that short was an accident - yet to get it that way he'd practically have to be dangerously close to beheading Virginia.
Source: Series / The 10th Kingdom
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