actualities

plural of actuality
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as in accomplishments
the state of being actual or complete the actuality of a manned flight to the moon would never have been believed a hundred years ago

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Recent Examples of actualities Written by Noah Oppenheim, Bigelow’s real-time thriller about the banalities and actualities of a fictional-in-premise-only nuclear attack on the United States is Netflix’s best horse in the race at the Oscars this year. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • His accomplishments highlight both his teamwork and drive for excellence.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But the Kennedy Institute, which celebrates its 10th anniversary tonight, is not just about the accomplishments of one of the most significant legislators of the modern era.
    Martin J. Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In some cases, sportsbooks have taken down odds on certain events to protect against manipulation.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Federal courts generally require plaintiffs to show a specific, personal injury to establish standing—a high bar for citizens objecting to government property decisions since courts often dismiss cases brought by citizens without a direct stake.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Directing, for him, is about guiding actors to their own realizations rather than dictating movement.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Expect big realizations about your identity, self-confidence and what truly feels authentic, both personally and professionally.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At that sentencing hearing, a number of witnesses for the defense testified to the facts of Lorincz's occupation, none pointing to work as a doctor.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Teenagers can only take so many historical facts or visits to ancient ruins and notable churches.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alongside their impressive achievements, the founding generation failed to reach a just accommodation with the Native American population, and failed to end slavery or, more realistically, put it on the road to extinction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As infrastructure investments grow, governments are demanding that large language models deployed in Africa actually reflect local realities, given that nearly a billion Africans are still offline while LLMs are trained on internet data, Kallot said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In the meantime, the realities of the shutdown are worsening.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The latest Footage Film successes are Adopted 2 and Run.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Opening our doors also means engaging with the public through patient education, community health forums, and transparency about successes and setbacks.
    Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
    Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Actualities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actualities. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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