as in real
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
the actual outcome of the election was quite different from what everybody had expected
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Recent Examples of actual
During the vote, Fraga said the resolution is giving direction for the city’s legal department and administration to enter into a letter of understanding with ICE, but not the actual memorandum of understanding.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
And so when the Warriors entered the two most important games of the year — a quasi-play-in game Sunday and an actual play-in game on Tuesday, Kuminga found himself out of the rotation.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Or, at least, that is what the actual lawyers thought.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
And so when the Warriors entered the two most important games of the year — a quasi-play-in game Sunday and an actual play-in game on Tuesday, Kuminga found himself out of the rotation.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Or, at least, that is what the actual lawyers thought.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actual
Adjective
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That for real was like holding the mirror up to myself.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Back here in the real world, other Under 30 honorees are harnessing AI to tackle important problems.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Felonious Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has launched another appeal of her conviction and sentence, claiming that a three-judge panel that shot down her first appeal in February was confused on one point, illogical on another, and made factual mistakes in hearing her case.—
Mercury News,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Read the full story by Hugh Cameron on Newsweek. fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That may be true, but the IEA reports that sales actually continued to grow in the U.S. at greater than a 10% clip.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Arguing that the Smithsonian somehow misleads people, somehow is unpatriotic, somehow is saying things that are not true.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Actual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actual. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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