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as in honestly
to tell the truth
actually, I'd rather spend the evening at home
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as in really
in actual fact
I call her Aunt Emily, but she is actually my cousin, not my aunt
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Recent Examples of actually
And there were huge gaps in the JCPOA and the Obama nuclear deal in terms of actually verifying.
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Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 14 June 2026
Loyalty at scale is earned through a values proposition your customers can actually feel.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Shouldn’t my hair, dead as its cells are, actually multiply over time, while the juicy living parts of my body fall out, with my death being the exact moment when nothing that’s alive about me is left?
—Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
How much damage could Bill Pulte actually do in a matter of days?
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Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 14 June 2026
Loyalty at scale is earned through a values proposition your customers can actually feel.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Shouldn’t my hair, dead as its cells are, actually multiply over time, while the juicy living parts of my body fall out, with my death being the exact moment when nothing that’s alive about me is left?
—Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
How much damage could Bill Pulte actually do in a matter of days?
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
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Adverb
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The possibilities felt endless and, honestly, overwhelming.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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That story of American exceptionalism deserves to be told honestly and proudly.—
Kathy Szeliga,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Singles -- now that’s when the comeback really begins.—
Greg Cote
June 14,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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So much understanding and control and normalcy has been taken away from us, and to articulate that and to be able to follow those threads that feel really shattered in my mind is so helpful.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Tournament debutants Cape Verde had held reigning European champions Spain to a goalless draw, a result that — frankly — no-one had seen coming.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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We’ve been disappointed to see so little of him, frankly, even in the run-up to the opening of this center.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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The fans have been amazing, very loud and cheered us on.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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But Roberts figures to have two other very worthy options.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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While 1990s Teri Hatcher would indeed reply in the affirmative, the nagging disbelief is relatable.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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If the Heat truly value and respect Bam Adebayo as their franchise player, then every season without a quality cast alongside means a lost season – for both the Heat and for Bam.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Lower settings, XeSS, and (if frame rates are truly subpar) frame generation exist to supplement the performance.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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