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Recent Examples of essentially
The show was renewed for 20 new episodes, which would essentially be Seasons 5 and 6, in November.
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The Heat, which is now 16-26 this season against teams that entered Monday with a winning record, trailed essentially from start to finish.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Powered exoskeletons are essentially robotic devices.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Developers and states sued, and federal judges allowed all five to resume construction, essentially concluding that the government didn't show that the national security risk was so imminent that construction must halt.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The Heat, which is now 16-26 this season against teams that entered Monday with a winning record, trailed essentially from start to finish.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Powered exoskeletons are essentially robotic devices.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Developers and states sued, and federal judges allowed all five to resume construction, essentially concluding that the government didn't show that the national security risk was so imminent that construction must halt.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentially
Adverb
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In the modern era, that’s basically a magic trick.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Before, during, and after the birth, the researchers were recording the interactions of Unit A via hydrophones—basically, underwater microphones.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ultimately, even when she’s supposed to play the most antagonistic female archetype, Darlene is simply too much of a mood and a vibe, and her fundamentally anti-Karen nature is good for TV but bad for the judging criteria in this challenge.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
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For a series built entirely around the tension and intimacy between two rival hockey players, pushing that element to the back half of a six-episode season would have fundamentally reshaped the story.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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