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
Growth came slowly at first—but there's no arguing that the agricultural landscape has fundamentally been changed.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
As a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics, numbers fundamentally changed McKellar’s life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
But Oregon Solicitor General Benjamin Gutman told the court the tariffs are fundamentally different from embargoes.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Cowley’s disillusioned but fundamentally idealistic cohort had an unexpected response.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
As a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics, numbers fundamentally changed McKellar’s life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
But Oregon Solicitor General Benjamin Gutman told the court the tariffs are fundamentally different from embargoes.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Cowley’s disillusioned but fundamentally idealistic cohort had an unexpected response.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundamentally
Adverb
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For example, for a family of three paying $22,000 annual premiums with a $21,000 deductible is essentially paying mortgage on an expensive non-existent house.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new mineral deposits fuse with existing tissue to form what is essentially new enamel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Uber reported third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization that basically matched estimates.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Dimitrius basically did a whole America Ninja Warrior course to train for the audition and everything else.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Humans are inherently quite good at noticing changes in other people’s expressions.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Read your credit report Credit reports are inherently scary.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentally. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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