| all but(expression, adjective, adverb, like, near) | |
| approaching(adverb, like, near, round, roughly) | |
| as much as(expression, adjective, idiom, nearly, approximately) | |
| at heart(adverb, reality) | |
| au fait | |
| au fond | |
| by itself | |
| close but no cigar(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) | |
| close to(expression, adjective, adverb, like, nearly) | |
| essence | |
| for all intents and purposes(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, around) | |
| give or take a little(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) | |
| implicitly | |
| in all but name(adjective, adverb, near, effective, nearly) | |
| in conclusion(expression, adverb, conclusion, essence, summarizing) | |
| in the ballpark(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) | |
| in the neighborhood(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) | |
| in theory | |
| intrinsically(adverb, absolutely, alone, really, essentially) | |
| materially |
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