as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
Above all, the announcement continues, Together s committed to keeping its productions genuinely affordable for a large proportion of the house and open to as many people as possible.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
This beat writer would be genuinely surprised to see Eddy Piñeiro return.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
In the motion to dismiss, Reynolds’ lawyers argue that that is not defamation if Reynolds genuinely believes it.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
As the festival returns year after year, and commercial alternative rock sounds ever closer to an echo of actual alternatives, audiences start to mock anything genuinely different.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
This beat writer would be genuinely surprised to see Eddy Piñeiro return.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
In the motion to dismiss, Reynolds’ lawyers argue that that is not defamation if Reynolds genuinely believes it.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
As the festival returns year after year, and commercial alternative rock sounds ever closer to an echo of actual alternatives, audiences start to mock anything genuinely different.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Williams seems to have fundamentally misunderstood the novel, or at the very least to have only a diluted grasp of it.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Meredith Wells Lepley, a psychologist, USC professor and organizational consultant with Workplace Surveys & Solutions, told Newsweek that women really want to be respected and understood by their employers.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Underneath the harsh glow of streetlights, the Rev. Jeff Hood inspects a spiderweb woven between the trees hemming in the prison, the only thing that McAlester is really known for.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Blue bedroom ideas are a longtime favorite for coastal locales and boys’ bedrooms, but the versatile hue can actually be taken in any direction, according to Sarah Montgomery of Sarah Montgomery Interiors in Chicago.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in this case, unfortunately, Netflix quite deliberately forsook what was actually unique about the novel to produce a series resembling every other historical program now on offer — with a few more olive trees.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Use your brew time to truly take a break from the screen and enjoy your beverage.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The question of whether a homegrown act with a major K-pop influence can cross over, and truly take root, in the notoriously discerning British mainstream is more complex.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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