as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
Unfortunately for Serena’s genuinely concerning anxiety, there is indeed meddling.
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The story is capacious, and genuinely scary at times.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
For the first time in the series’ run, audiences will see Ava Coleman genuinely smitten.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
This exposed the basic ideological opposition between American liberalism, rooted in the idea that freedom and self-determination follow from equality under the law, and a Zionism rooted in the view that Jews could be genuinely free only in a state of their own.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genuinely
Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The story is capacious, and genuinely scary at times.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
For the first time in the series’ run, audiences will see Ava Coleman genuinely smitten.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
This exposed the basic ideological opposition between American liberalism, rooted in the idea that freedom and self-determination follow from equality under the law, and a Zionism rooted in the view that Jews could be genuinely free only in a state of their own.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Indeed, the argument is often made by industry that plastics can sequester carbon from fossil fuels for the very long term, unless they are burned.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Townshend clapped Daltrey’s shoulder in affirmation, a show of affection between two very different personalities who nonetheless created 60 years of memories.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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His thoughtful and heartfelt musicianship really stand out among the conductors of today, and his connection to the musicians can be heard in the music making.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Find out what really goes on behind the cameras in this twisted domestic thriller.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Whether that’s actually true or people just like to complain more 21 years after the original’s finale is certainly up for similar debate.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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If Team Trump is right, both factors will actually lower deficits and tilt the trajectory of debt to income downward.—
Kenneth S. Rogoff,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Fantasy football draft season is truly here as the start of the 2025 NFL campaign is just three weeks away.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is the flip side of the misguided assumption that all women want children and will be deprived without them: that men can’t truly be deprived of parenthood.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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