actual

as in real
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility the actual outcome of the election was quite different from what everybody had expected

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“Actual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actual. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.

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