as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
Today, more and more brands are taking responsibility, asking the right questions and genuinely trying to reduce their impact.
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
For decades, that rotation was simple — South America, Europe, South America, Europe — but South America’s turn started to be shared with the rest of the Americas and then the World Cup went genuinely global with the 2002 World Cup in East Asia then South Africa in 2010.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In this view, the American experience was not exceptional but emblematic—a subset of the painful emergence of something resembling genuinely popular democracy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Russia is genuinely ready to observe a full and unconditional ceasefire, Ukraine will mirror that approach and strike only in defense.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
For decades, that rotation was simple — South America, Europe, South America, Europe — but South America’s turn started to be shared with the rest of the Americas and then the World Cup went genuinely global with the 2002 World Cup in East Asia then South Africa in 2010.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In this view, the American experience was not exceptional but emblematic—a subset of the painful emergence of something resembling genuinely popular democracy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Russia is genuinely ready to observe a full and unconditional ceasefire, Ukraine will mirror that approach and strike only in defense.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Chobani broke ground on a very, very big natural foods plant in Rome, New York, after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a press conference about the company's long-term investment late last month.—
Amy Neff Roth,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The woman who until very recently managed Santee’s day-to-day affairs is getting a severance payment worth more than $131,000.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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Capponi also encourages celebrity entrepreneurs to really nail down understanding their supply chain.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The problem, says Grego, is that the Earth is really big, and satellites spin around it really fast.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Stephanie realizes that Charity — who was believed to have been dead — was actually alive at birth, and Aunt Linda stole her to raise her as her own.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Mason’s character Stella soothes one of the horses on the farm with a sort of lullaby, that is actually an original song written just for the film by a friend of Mason’s, Donna Stuart.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Policies may set the direction, but people are the bricks that build this world—only happy individuals can create a truly harmonious society.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
3 May 2025
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That truly dazzled me as a child, and probably still would today.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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