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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
What's especially wild is that it's not priced exclusively for big research labs; regular consumers might actually be able to get their hands on one.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Yet assuming Trump follows through with his own deadline, will the pressure tactics actually work to change Putin’s war calculus?
—Daniel Depetris, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Everyone looks like a model or at least dresses like one (Naud actually doubles as costume designer).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Should the song’s outro have actually been a bridge?
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Yet assuming Trump follows through with his own deadline, will the pressure tactics actually work to change Putin’s war calculus?
—Daniel Depetris, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Everyone looks like a model or at least dresses like one (Naud actually doubles as costume designer).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Should the song’s outro have actually been a bridge?
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actually
Adverb
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The mother of her French host family cooked simply and honestly each night with ingredients in season in Burgundy.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Malcolm appears to have a genuine crush on Ellen and honestly seems like a nice guy as far as clan dudes go.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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How much is new management really going to invest in Paramount+ and streaming going forward.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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It's been a nice little homecoming to a role that really put me on the map.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Marvel navigated the shutdowns and initial revival better than anyone, frankly, and had multiple big blockbuster hits during this period right after Avengers: Endgame, even if the ceiling on potential box office came down to Earth a bit.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The fantasy that a single order from the Oval Office could sort all of this out is, quite frankly, hilarious.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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That velocity had previously masked a very hittable fastball, and Sasaki’s heater got walloped in the ensuing outings.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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The moist air circulated by the air conditioning system in turn had spread it throughout different parts of the hotel, infecting Legionnaires, many of whom were older and particularly susceptible to very bad outcomes.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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McDaniel previously said the plan was for first-teamers not to play in Saturday’s second preseason game, and that indeed was the case.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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One of the highlights of my first three years as a literature professor at MIT—and indeed, of my 15-year career as an educator—has been the recent discovery that some of my students, past and present, formed an arts collective: The People’s Poetry.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy The Outdoors At A Nature Preserve Port St. Lucie’s location on the St. Lucie River and near the Atlantic Ocean has created the perfect environment for some truly remarkable natural preserves.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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The way the show is resonating feels truly special—all of the comments, the conversations, the connection… my cup runneth over.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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