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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After some basic questions, the virtual recruiter asked her to recall her last design experience.
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Out of an abundance of caution, the school will hold a virtual learning day Tuesday, Elliott wrote.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
This cool mist humidifier has also racked up more than 14,000 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, and more than 5,000 people have added it to their virtual carts in the past month.
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Enter winter’s essential layering guide: a virtual tour through Vogue editor’s closets of must-have winter garb, from knits to tanks to tees.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Out of an abundance of caution, the school will hold a virtual learning day Tuesday, Elliott wrote.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
This cool mist humidifier has also racked up more than 14,000 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, and more than 5,000 people have added it to their virtual carts in the past month.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Virtual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtual. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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