Practice: almost

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "almost".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.
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Boring sentence
The temperature was almost 40 degrees during the heat wave, reaching 39.8 degrees before a thunderstorm finally brought some relief.

The temperature was ____ 40 degrees during the heat wave, reaching 39.8 degrees before a thunderstorm finally brought some relief.