effectively
adverb
ef·fec·tive·ly
i-ˈfek-tiv-lē 
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Another important technique cited by several panelists is designing systems that are effectively able to regulate each other.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Yet that is effectively how much of America’s unclaimed property system still works.
—Mark Lewyn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Your story today was effectively a stream of consciousness rant with a bunch of screenshots.
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The danger is heavy-handed protections for Eskom will suppress wholesale prices, dulling market signals investors need for further investment in the sector, and effectively rebranding the old monopoly.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Yet that is effectively how much of America’s unclaimed property system still works.
—Mark Lewyn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Your story today was effectively a stream of consciousness rant with a bunch of screenshots.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The danger is heavy-handed protections for Eskom will suppress wholesale prices, dulling market signals investors need for further investment in the sector, and effectively rebranding the old monopoly.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for effectively
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“Effectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effectively. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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