as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
These elements are necessary, but professionals should think of them as inputs rather than proof that the organization is genuinely protected.
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Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The mock-neck adds a chic touch, and the color selection is genuinely impressive.
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Believing a perfume will boost attraction can change behavior, posture and confidence in ways that genuinely shift social outcomes.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The aesthetics of every World Cup are genuinely important to our collective memory of them.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for genuinely
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The mock-neck adds a chic touch, and the color selection is genuinely impressive.
—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Believing a perfume will boost attraction can change behavior, posture and confidence in ways that genuinely shift social outcomes.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The aesthetics of every World Cup are genuinely important to our collective memory of them.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for genuinely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.
Adverb
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Steve Toussaint said something really great.
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Also, the experience of traveling with locals is something that really added to the experience.
Adverb
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The Border Commandos, who control villages and smuggle cocaine along parts of Colombia's frontier with Ecuador, number about 1,000 fighters, thus only 10% of the group actually turned in weapons.
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Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
Adverb
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But unlike those three, he’s never been cast truly as a leading man.
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But the paper world — the construction of entire paper sets and environments — only truly began for me around 2014.
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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