effectively
adverb
ef·fec·tive·ly
i-ˈfek-tiv-lē 
e-,
ē-,
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Following last week’s blunders against the Rams, in which Mitchell’s mistakes cost the team two touchdowns, he was effectively benched until garbage time in the fourth quarter.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The findings also effectively means the exoneration of four teenage boys initially implicated in the killings in 1999, two of whom confessed.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The film, featuring Martin and John Candy, would go on to become a classic, effectively easing all fears.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
At 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12, whatever the school and the team hoped for this season is effectively gone.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The findings also effectively means the exoneration of four teenage boys initially implicated in the killings in 1999, two of whom confessed.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The film, featuring Martin and John Candy, would go on to become a classic, effectively easing all fears.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
At 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12, whatever the school and the team hoped for this season is effectively gone.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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 10 Oct. 2025.
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