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"almost" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often practically (11 letters).
Definitions
Very nearly, but not completely.
Word origin
From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.
Used in a sentence
“Almost all people went there.”
“We almost missed the train.”
“Nobody, or almost, noticed anything unusual.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Nearly”6 letters
02“Very nearly”6 letters
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