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as in very
in actual fact
I'm really sorry I upset you
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as in actually
to tell the truth
well, really, I'd rather go to the movies than go to dinner
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as in definitely
without any question
that was really a sweet gesture on your part
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as in extremely
to a great degree
really tired after staying up all night
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Why ‘26 is very good year for Dolphins to be really bad // Heat’s Pat Riley still fighting for career finish Shula never got // Dolphins’ new GM earns trust on Proctor, draft.
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Greg Cote
may 10, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
These steps can help ease the pressure on AC units on really hot days and help extend the lifespan of your air conditioning system.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Qualcomm is just starting to really hit industrial robotics.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
If the Chelsea players really want to put things right with the fans, the club and themselves for how the season has gone, then winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 16 will do it.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Greg Cote
may 10, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
These steps can help ease the pressure on AC units on really hot days and help extend the lifespan of your air conditioning system.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Qualcomm is just starting to really hit industrial robotics.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
If the Chelsea players really want to put things right with the fans, the club and themselves for how the season has gone, then winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 16 will do it.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for really
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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As co-owner of the Australian team along with fellow Hollywood star Hugh Jackman and Slingsby, Reynolds went practice racing on Friday and actually won the race.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Given how short all total solar eclipses are, being at all concerned about how many seconds totality lasts is actually ridiculous.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Lazare definitely set the tone Thursday, batting third in the bottom of the first inning and driving the ball over the fence in center field for a two-run homer to spark the Storm to an 11-5 Upstate Eight win over visiting Larkin.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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This is definitely the day to do something.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The meal hasn’t truly begun until Shaw-naé Dixon herself emerges from the kitchen to hug each diner.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In the fifth, Eldridge unfurled his first truly impactful swing of the season with his mom and aunt in attendance.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Now, honestly speaking, this won't be everyone’s cup of tea.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
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Both Willis and Cruz could develop into starting linemen, and, honestly, that is the patient path for most in the trenches.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Sadly, the project is almost certainly a fantasy.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Shareef Elaydi certainly falls into that top-end category.—
Glenn Reeves,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Not terribly hard, as he’s shown before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Not so coincidentally, Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930, was from Kansas, so Isaacman’s answer to a senator from that state isn’t terribly unexpected.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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“Really.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/really. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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