Nearly and Or so

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Nearly

Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
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Or so and nearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Or so" instead an adverb "Nearly".
Nearby Word: near

Or so

Or so adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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Nearly and or so are semantically related. You can use "Nearly" instead an adverb phrase "Or so".

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  • Tempus (nearly?) becomes President by hypnotising people through their telephones in an episode of Lois and Clark, which aired about ten or so years before the ''Doctor Who'' arc described above.
    Source: Mass Hypnosis
  • Crossover Ship Crowning Moment of Awesome - There's typically one happening nearly every other day or so.
    Source: Roleplay / Polychromatic
  • Frustratingly, nearly every multiplayer game with easy server browsing and teams of more than four or so can suffer from this due to unsporting, bored, or time-conscious players.
    Source: Unstable Equilibrium
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Or so and Nearly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearly/or_so
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Or so or Nearly. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearly/or_so.

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