Independently
Independently adverb - Without aid or support.
Virtually and independently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb "Independently".
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Independently and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Independently" instead an adverb "Virtually".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Made independently, the album was virtually unknown to anyone who wasn't involved in Seattle's underground hip-hop scene.
Source: Sequel Displacement - As a result, virtually all Renaissance drama from continental Europe is an example of this trope; English drama developed independently, and as a result is less likely to follow the unities especially in its earlier forms.
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The Inquisition was to some extent used as a political weapon by the Crown, which had few other means of dealing with its political enemies amongst the Clergy and the Civic Authorities, who administered over two-thirds of the urban population of Spain virtually independently from the Crown.
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