actualities

noun

plural of actuality
1
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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2
as in cases
something that actually exists these estimated tax revenues, from casinos that have yet to be built, are being treated as actualities

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Recent Examples of actualities But a vast disconnect often persists between brand strategies and factory actualities. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 The Lumières would remain comparatively grounded, sometimes working in what could be called actualities, other times in deliberately fictional sequences. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actualities
  1. accomplishments
  2. cases
  3. realizations
  4. facts
  5. achievements
  6. realities
  7. successes
Noun
  • Recovery involves gathering vital information, documenting accomplishments, and focusing on networking and skill development, rather than internalizing it as personal failure.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The nighttime event featured military bands and Air Force planes flying overhead, and a campaign-style speech by Trump attacking Democrats and praising his own accomplishments.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Some in county jails are there for just a few days, but others can stay behind bars for months or even years before their cases are tried in court.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Florida has recorded just over 100 cases, with most of the cases recorded since June.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of cases
Noun
  • Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026
  • One of the most striking realizations is just how much this list of names cuts against the grain of the Pochettino’s regular squad selections over his one-and-a-half years in charge.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of realizations
Noun
  • Her research has shown that people are less likely to trust election misinformation from the president when it is presented alongside the facts.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • If plans shift, reconfirm the facts before judging the story.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of facts
Noun
  • Rock House is not only a reminder of Alexander’s achievements, a planter, blacksmith and leader of the American Revolution in Mecklenburg County, but also the enslavement of at least 17 people that occurred there.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The proof, like other notable AI achievements in math, required surprisingly little in the way of new ideas.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of achievements
Noun
  • Pioneer Girl was considered too harsh about the realities of frontier life.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • And my bills didn't seem to care about either of those realities.
    — Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of realities
Noun
  • But that’s exactly what happened, and the area proved to be one of the tournament’s smashing successes.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Hajer said a big driver of the concentration is successful firms investing early in companies like SpaceX or OpenAI, and riding those successes to huge valuation increases.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of successes

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