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Q: What are some long near palindromes, i.e., words that except for one
letter would be palindromes?


A:

Here are the longest near palindromes in Webster's Ninth Collegiate:
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 catalatic		footstool		red pepper
 detonated		locofocos		red spider
 dew-clawed		nabataean		retreater
 eisegesis		possessor		stargrass
 foolproof		ratemeter		webmember
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