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as in honestly
to tell the truth
actually, I'd rather spend the evening at home
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as in really
in actual fact
I call her Aunt Emily, but she is actually my cousin, not my aunt
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Recent Examples of actually
According to Fletcher, barrels were moved at around eight years old from higher and hotter levels in the warehouse to cooler and lower levels, essentially slowing down the maturation process without actually using climate control.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
The government said Trump actually signed the order Friday night.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
However, unlike some filters that either slightly or significantly reduce water pressure, this shower head is designed to actually improve the flow.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
Feeling understood can actually buffer against conflict’s negative effects, reinforcing emotional security and connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
The government said Trump actually signed the order Friday night.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
However, unlike some filters that either slightly or significantly reduce water pressure, this shower head is designed to actually improve the flow.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
Feeling understood can actually buffer against conflict’s negative effects, reinforcing emotional security and connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
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But honestly, that kind of self-confidence is on brand for the intergalactic motorcycle-riding bounty hunter.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Yet the fundamentals of crisis leadership remain consistent: make decisions quickly, communicate honestly, protect people, limit damage and chart a path back to stability.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Sharapova won five major singles titles but never really troubled the Williams Empire after that brilliant start.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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That’s hard to do — that’s going to take recruiting and really good players.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Considering how many concerts occur at basketball arenas all over the world, the fact that this happened at all is frankly quite disturbed-ing.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Master's degrees in public service fields (think education and social work) tend to have very low or negative ROIs.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Based on our analysis of the latest readings for these breadth indicators, investors may indeed need to brace for further downside for stocks.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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No self-respecting enterprise technology vendor makes a platform (or indeed portfolio) evolution without artificial intelligence featuring as a key (if not all-star) element of the news stream.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Based on my interviews with 150 people in their 70s, 80s and 90s, and from my many conversations with people at my retirement community and town, here are five unexpected things that truly surprised us about getting older.—
Katharine Esty, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Can truly all possible flaws or weaknesses be identified?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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