fundamentally
adverb
fun·da·men·tal·ly
ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 
: with regard to what is basic, essential, or fundamental : at a fundamental level
a fundamentally honest person
a fundamentally new/different approach
Most theories of the internal structure of Venus begin with the assumption that the planet is fundamentally similar to the earth …—
Andrew and Louise Young
: in a basic or fundamental manner
Andrew and Louise YoungThis "disposable" work force is the most important trend in business today, and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between Americans and their jobs.—Janice Castro
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Their emergence represents just one facet of a fundamentally changing career landscape.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The project will add 50% more space for the permanent exhibition and fundamentally rethink how visitors, especially kids, interact with the hall’s thousands of sapphires, quartz, rubies, emeralds, garnets and diamonds.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
The key distinction in astrophysical environments is the presence of magnetic fields, which fundamentally alter the nature of turbulent flows.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025
After decades of global leadership on defense and an embrace of free trade, the United States’ role in the world is being fundamentally reworked by the Trump administration.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The project will add 50% more space for the permanent exhibition and fundamentally rethink how visitors, especially kids, interact with the hall’s thousands of sapphires, quartz, rubies, emeralds, garnets and diamonds.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
The key distinction in astrophysical environments is the presence of magnetic fields, which fundamentally alter the nature of turbulent flows.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025
After decades of global leadership on defense and an embrace of free trade, the United States’ role in the world is being fundamentally reworked by the Trump administration.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentally. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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