as in seeming
very close to being something without actually being it
Even after twenty years living on the same street the reclusive man was still a virtual stranger to his neighbors.
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Recent Examples of virtual
Selena y Los Dinos documentary removed from virtual Sundance Film Festival platform due to piracy concerns
Selena's family addressed the news in a statement posted to social media.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This made running the 25-minute scenes through, from start to finish, a virtual impossibility.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
For Switch players who aren't constantly tied to Wi-Fi, though, the new virtual game card system seems poised to simplify the process of sharing game downloads across more than one Switch console.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Quantum computers could process massive amounts of data instantly, making virtual offices smooth and efficient.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This made running the 25-minute scenes through, from start to finish, a virtual impossibility.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
For Switch players who aren't constantly tied to Wi-Fi, though, the new virtual game card system seems poised to simplify the process of sharing game downloads across more than one Switch console.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Quantum computers could process massive amounts of data instantly, making virtual offices smooth and efficient.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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