as in essentially
at the most basic level
All people are fundamentally the same. I disagree with some of her points, but fundamentally she's right. His plan is fundamentally different.
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Recent Examples of fundamentally
The flipside of that strange path to a truce is that missiles are, well, fundamentally weapons.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 June 2025
However, the trackways studied were made in varying degrees of soft mud, which would have fundamentally impacted locomotion and stretched and distorted footprints, leading to exaggerated stride lengths.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Yet the immediate success of this approach reduced the urgency within the administration to more fundamentally remake U.S. grand strategy for a new era.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The Culture Shock of Professional Life The academic world operates on fundamentally different principles from the corporate sphere.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 June 2025
However, the trackways studied were made in varying degrees of soft mud, which would have fundamentally impacted locomotion and stretched and distorted footprints, leading to exaggerated stride lengths.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Yet the immediate success of this approach reduced the urgency within the administration to more fundamentally remake U.S. grand strategy for a new era.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The Culture Shock of Professional Life The academic world operates on fundamentally different principles from the corporate sphere.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundamentally
Adverb
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By 1900, African Americans were essentially excluded from the job of blacksmith and were being excluded from skilled trades.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The reversible design has a navy and white pattern on one side and a colorful version on the back that’s essentially two pillows in one.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Paul George basically came off the bench in Year 1 before blossoming in his third year.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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As anyone who has spent June in D.C. might have expected, the air was thick and humid, and attendees were dripping with sweat basically as soon as the sun rose.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentally. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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