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Recent Examples of actually The first strike actually came defensively. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic? Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025 Even more revealing, the simulations showed that the magnetic fields produced in the convective zone actually help keep the tachocline narrow, not just the other way around. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025 The foot issues actually trace back to last season. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actually
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Adverb
  • But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But tag-ins and assists are still essential and, honestly, easier than ever.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The game also has an electronic version over at Demiplane Nexus which is really useful for keeping all the different character write-ups in one place.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That's a really interesting way to put it.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The results are frankly stunning.
    Rupesh Dabbir, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Not with a life free of addiction but with a frankly humiliating Zyn habit.
    Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In real life, Barkovskaya found the Infiniment fragrances remained unchanged on her skin for an entire day, and the smell did indeed stay on her clothes for the full 30 hours.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And indeed, Sunday marked the first time the Bears allowed 50 points in a game since doing so in back-to-back losses to the Patriots and Packers during a freefall under Marc Trestman in 2014.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • There have been many farewells for Dockery across her time doing Downton, but reading the new film’s script for the first time, the sense of finality truly hit.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials, and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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