Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
Well and nearly are semantically related in intimately topic. In some cases you can use "Well" instead an adverb "Nearly".
Nearby Word: near
Well
Well adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Nearly and well are semantically related in intimately topic. Sometimes you can use "Nearly" instead an adverb "Well".
Nearby Word: welled
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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After blowing up a well and nearly throttling Michael Caine to death, the mercenary commander leaves him his card.
Source: My Card - Unfortunately, that mission didn't go too well either; the girls nearly froze to death and had to be rescued there as well.
Source: Distress Ball -
Bagramon tops this for all villains in the Digimon franchise, by conquering all of the digital world, as well as nearly conquering Earth as well.
Source: Evil Overlord
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