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
Insomnia is fundamentally a difficulty with initiating the transition into sleep or maintaining it.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s fundamentally different from what most companies are funding, and the 95% failure rate proves it.
—Heather Conklin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recall that Obama promised to fundamentally transform the United States.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
This simple idea — that all phenomena in the Universe are fundamentally physical phenomena — is known as reductionism.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s fundamentally different from what most companies are funding, and the 95% failure rate proves it.
—Heather Conklin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recall that Obama promised to fundamentally transform the United States.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
This simple idea — that all phenomena in the Universe are fundamentally physical phenomena — is known as reductionism.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundamentally
Adverb
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That would essentially mean that all but 16% of white voters do not vote for Black candidates.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The arc of the game essentially was bookended by those.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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All that did was basically balance out the four division series, where the home teams went 12-6.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For those who treat their java ritual as a sacred chemistry experiment, the Fellow Tally Pro Precision scale, which has three modes for perfect proportions, is basically like having your own café.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That feeling—stately, easy, deliberate—is inherently sensual.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Growth is not inherently negative, but it must be managed responsibility.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentally. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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