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Recent Examples of essentially
The move to essentially censure Baz’s body inflamed an already contentious debate about the public scrutiny over women’s bodies.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet most companies apply traditional talent frameworks to what are essentially major capital allocation decisions.
—Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Rent cap, excessive fee bills also shelved While Wahab’s bill would have helped Tony previously, another bill that was essentially killed this session would help her today.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet most companies apply traditional talent frameworks to what are essentially major capital allocation decisions.
—Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Rent cap, excessive fee bills also shelved While Wahab’s bill would have helped Tony previously, another bill that was essentially killed this session would help her today.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentially
Adverb
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The zoo brought in a vehicle similar to a garbage truck in order for the elephant to basically lean on to stand.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Storing any kind of food, including your pets', in these areas is basically asking pests to come over for a dinner party.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And those numbers are what, fundamentally, stock prices are based on.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, this paradigm implies that both A and B are fundamentally authentic and that attackers lack the resources to successfully replicate or create either.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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