essentially
Example Sentences
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As Salon has reported before, these things can appear extremely bright in the night sky, vexing astronomers and essentially censoring the stars.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“You’re asking us to step on our client’s IP and essentially put our entire careers at risk.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
While the Bruins will bring back some young talent in Lena Bilic and Sienna Betts and add injured senior Timea Gardiner, they will essentially have to start from scratch.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
SpaceX is a trillion-dollar company that essentially invented the modern commercial space business by pioneering reusable rockets.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
And remember that by this time, still not 30, he had essentially completed his work on light and on calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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