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not actually

ADVERB

virtually

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STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely something like upwards of

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Department of Homeland Security agent admitted the women had not actually published the purported victim’s address.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

However, that narrative might not actually be playing out.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

If many of these patients do not actually benefit, doctors could eventually reduce unnecessary medication use, limit side effects, and make recovery regimens easier to follow.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Natalia said the most challenging part was not actually the crash itself, but everything that followed.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Normally she would have noticed that Chess had barely eaten two bites and that Finn had licked all the syrup off his second piece of French toast but not actually bitten into it.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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