Near
Near adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.
Very nearly and near are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very nearly" instead an adverb "Near".
Very nearly
Near and very nearly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Near" instead an adverb phrase "Very nearly".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Near the end, he very nearly launches a raid on the suspected union until Monk manages to crack the case.
Source: Jumping Off the Slippery Slope -
Near Villain Victory: The Styx took down Britain, and very nearly had the rest of the world while they were at it.
Source: Literature / Tunnels - Very nearly done with Daniel Jackson near the end of season five of Stargate SG-1.
Source: Silent Scapegoat
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