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[ adverb ] in actual fact
Synonyms Examples "to be nominally but not actually independent" "no one actually saw the shark" "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" |
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[ adverb ] used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
Synonyms Examples "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" "she actually spoke Latin" "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" |
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[ adverb ] at the present moment
Examples "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" |
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[ adverb ] as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
Examples "actually, we all help clear up after a meal" "actually, I haven't seen the film" "I'm not all that surprised actually" "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually" |
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