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Recent Examples of actual There is also a short movie showing actual black-and-white footage of the Normandy assault, at times hard to watch, which plays a few times per hour. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The University of Iowa was a Navy pre-flight site during World War II, so many actual airmen had beers there after a long day of training in the early days. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 The second paper, led by Chao He’s graduate student Haixin Li, went a step further and directly measured the actual optical properties of haze particles and compared them with the optical properties of graphite. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025 But the actual hike consumers see may be much bigger. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actual
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Adjective
  • Meeting these expectations has put real strain on automotive retail, challenging dealers to know when to rely on intelligent tools—and when to step in with human expertise.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The final debut group will be selected through real-time global voting during the live broadcast.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Johnson, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter who covered the fire, served as a consultant on the film to ensure factual accuracy.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Second, add a short factual reason that highlights value—not your worth as a person.
    Joyce Marter, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Redshirt junior Colton Boomer and true freshman Canaan Moore ach missed a field goal — Boomer from 46 yards and Moore from 24.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Red maple Red maple stays true to its name.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Actual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actual. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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