as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
It was generally acknowledged that this was a World Cup without a genuinely outstanding team, after Brazil in 1970 and the Netherlands in 1974 had captured the world’s imagination with forward-thinking football.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny then delivered some heartfelt remarks in his native tongue, offering thanks to those who are genuinely excited for his upcoming Super Bowl performance.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Eric Ives, David Starkey, David Loades, GR Elton, Amy Licence, Suzannah Lipscombe, Gareth Russell, Eamon Duffy who have led an explosion of Tudor scholarship and much of it is genuinely new research and thinking.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
It was generally acknowledged that this was a World Cup without a genuinely outstanding team, after Brazil in 1970 and the Netherlands in 1974 had captured the world’s imagination with forward-thinking football.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny then delivered some heartfelt remarks in his native tongue, offering thanks to those who are genuinely excited for his upcoming Super Bowl performance.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Eric Ives, David Starkey, David Loades, GR Elton, Amy Licence, Suzannah Lipscombe, Gareth Russell, Eamon Duffy who have led an explosion of Tudor scholarship and much of it is genuinely new research and thinking.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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In early 2024, support for Israel’s war was very high, if lower among Democrats.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Microphone Deal The Razer Seiren Mini is a simple-to-use microphone for streaming or podcasting that actually sounds really good.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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There’ve been some really, really nice artists who’ve told me about their lives and given me advice, but the people who’ve helped me the most navigating all this have been my family.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Strahm had just retired the right-handed hitting Mookie Betts and has actually been better against right-handers than lefties this season.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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As comedians from Bill Burr to Kevin Hart were slammed for performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, Dave Chappelle said the Middle Eastern nation is actually more suitable for stand-up than the United States.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In an effort to truly stop the bullying, Disley approached school administrators.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The fact that an artist will do so in a language that has become a global musical unifier is truly the highest form of flattery.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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