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Recent Examples of essentially
With Diaz, Barcelona were essentially unable to match Liverpool’s demands.
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Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Another example, as CalMatters revealed last year, is an unwritten rule that prohibits legislators from actually discussing changes in their bills during committee meetings, essentially rendering such hearings to meaningless charades.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Trading a top-20 prospect for a bench bat was essentially what the Yankees did.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
These models are essentially idea-connection machines.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Another example, as CalMatters revealed last year, is an unwritten rule that prohibits legislators from actually discussing changes in their bills during committee meetings, essentially rendering such hearings to meaningless charades.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Trading a top-20 prospect for a bench bat was essentially what the Yankees did.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
These models are essentially idea-connection machines.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentially
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This article basically discusses some of the inner thigh exercises that can tone and sculpt those muscles for better functioning in all other areas.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Both Baseball Reference and Fangraphs agree that Vaughn was basically a replacement level player in this time in Chicago, earning -0.5 bWAR and -1.8 fWAR, respectively.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Social media algorithms have fundamentally altered content distribution, requiring PR pros to rethink promotional strategies.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The dynamics are fundamentally different because of those structural differences.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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