The actuality was quite different from the theory.
the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists
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In actuality, our cosmic neighborhood is actually a comparatively rare sight.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025 But, in actuality, this is not a concern that you—a reader in 2025—need have, since all internet falsehood was outlawed long ago by the Veracity Resolution of 2135.—Graham Techler, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025 In actuality, many successful businesses start small with entrepreneurs selling from home or offering services part-time.—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Gass said that in actuality, the current weather pattern, which began dropping rain into the region on Thursday, is in keeping with how many early spring patterns behave.—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actuality
Word History
Etymology
Middle English actualite "capacity for action, effective power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuālitāt-, āctuālitās, from Late Latin āctuālisactual + Latin -itāt-, -itās-ity
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