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
Here’s a question: Are superheroes fundamentally silly?
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Darren Franich, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Judicial decision-making without reasons fundamentally undermines the rule of law.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Tech CEOs and thought leaders have been outspoken this year about how AI is reshaping their sector with the unambiguous message that at least some jobs are being fundamentally displaced.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
Layered onto this uncertain state of affairs, generative artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering the education landscape, threatening future career prospects and short-circuiting the student’s education by doing their research and writing for them.
—Andrew J. Hoffman, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
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Darren Franich, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Judicial decision-making without reasons fundamentally undermines the rule of law.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Tech CEOs and thought leaders have been outspoken this year about how AI is reshaping their sector with the unambiguous message that at least some jobs are being fundamentally displaced.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
Layered onto this uncertain state of affairs, generative artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering the education landscape, threatening future career prospects and short-circuiting the student’s education by doing their research and writing for them.
—Andrew J. Hoffman, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundamentally
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Liv Morgan As is the case with Ripley, Liv Morgan is essentially already one of WWE’s cornerstones, but she isn’t always mentioned in that conversation.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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But stereophonic sound, thrillingly detailed in its re-creation of spatial depth, took hold at the end of the decade, and essentially the entire standard repertory was rerecorded.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.—
Joe Salas
July 19,
New Atlas,
19 July 2025
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While 34% of men reported working from home the prior year, the figure for women stayed basically flat.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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