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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
Viewers tuned in, casted their vote in real time, dropped emojis in the chat, and helped decide who actually walks the runway in New York City on June 20.
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 20 June 2025
But buyers are actually paying far less than sellers' median asking price, which stood at $422,238 for the same period, the real estate company's data shows.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 June 2025
But under the hood, what the model actually does is generate a probability distribution over all possibilities for the next token.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Humans are actually a much bigger threat to sharks, killing up to 100 million sharks per year as a result of overfishing, according to the Shark Research Institute.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 20 June 2025
But buyers are actually paying far less than sellers' median asking price, which stood at $422,238 for the same period, the real estate company's data shows.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 June 2025
But under the hood, what the model actually does is generate a probability distribution over all possibilities for the next token.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Humans are actually a much bigger threat to sharks, killing up to 100 million sharks per year as a result of overfishing, according to the Shark Research Institute.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actually
Adverb
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That is, being able to share openly and honestly about their inner worlds.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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But honestly, hydrating your face with moisturizer is really important.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time In retrospect, Soda never really sounded like Soda, as the trio’s restless identity kept morphing from album to album since the release of its new wave inflected 1984 debut.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Roses signifies that which is often pushed off but is frankly just as necessary in that same life.—
Zahir Janmohamed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden, frankly, aided and abetted Iran's nuclear program.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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Fans will get a chance to see Psycho Clown in a WWE environment very soon.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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That is almost unfathomable, considering the Celtics are one of the most storied franchises in all of professional sports, and the Mavericks were a very good franchise in a very valuable market.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Unlike Rose, however, Rodriguez has not received a lifetime ban and has indeed been eligible for Hall of Fame induction since 2021.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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In a filing on Tuesday, defendants argued that the president does indeed have the authority to fire and appoint the Librarian of Congress and that his appointees then have the ability to choose a new Copyright Register.—
Kate Knibbs,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
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James never looked truly comfortable in that central deep-lying role against an impressive Flamengo side, who moved the ball with confidence.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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For something truly unique, the company says bespoke customization options are available on request.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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