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
Body cameras, diversity training and community liaisons represent necessary but insufficient improvements to a system fundamentally designed to control rather than serve certain communities.
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Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The outcome of the trial could fundamentally reshape the internet by unseating Google as the go-to portal for information online.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Factor in Trump's tariffs, which are taxes on imports and hence fundamentally price increases, and inflation could be getting two shots in the arm.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
The results are promising — but in my work, creation is fundamentally human.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The outcome of the trial could fundamentally reshape the internet by unseating Google as the go-to portal for information online.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Factor in Trump's tariffs, which are taxes on imports and hence fundamentally price increases, and inflation could be getting two shots in the arm.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
The results are promising — but in my work, creation is fundamentally human.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundamentally
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That’s especially true with Gerrit Cole’s Tommy John procedure essentially anointing Fried the Yankees’ de facto ace.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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At the other end, the bottom 49% of filers — representing essentially half of filers statewide — paid only 2.9% of the income tax.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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That basically would mean giving the extension money to Durant the Heat did not give to Jimmy Butler.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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But Manion added that President Donald Tump’s policy is basically similar to one from his first term that was upheld by the Supreme Court and is based on a 40-page study featuring expert testimony.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentally. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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