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actually

adverb(ac-tu-al-ly)

in actual fact

Synonyms: really,

Examples:

To be nominally but not actually independent.
No one actually saw the shark.
Large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt.

actually

adverb(ac-tu-al-ly)

used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly

Synonyms: in reality,

Examples:

You may actually be doing the right thing by walking out.
She actually spoke Latin.

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