Next to and Virtually

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Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Usage example: bought it for next to nothing

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Virtually and next to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb phrase "Next to".

Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Usage example: fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless

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Next to and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Next to" instead an adverb "Virtually".

Nearby Words: virtue, virtual, virtuously

To whit, the prince is grazed across the withers by a shrapnel; the poor guy next to him "virtually exploded" and is reduced to an unrecognizable blob of gore.

Source: War Is Hell
Tony's exit in particular was given a lot of criticism due to him being arguably the second most important character next to Jack and even being on the show since the beginning but going out with virtually no fanfare whatsoever.

Source: Dropped A Bridge On Him / Live-Action TV
Kanachi explains that, while true, it would be virtually impossible to go broke from such a stand, because all of them have been trained in middle school to manage costs... Unless someone did a stupid thing like getting a booth right next to an Council of Ten Masters member.

Source: Manga / Shokugeki no Soma

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