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Recent Examples of essentially
The O’Brian books, of course, are wonderful and essentially focus on a single relationship that develops, matures and deepens throughout the novels.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
With their selection of Paul, though, the franchise is essentially tearing up that entire ethos in one fell swoop.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
As many as 190,000 Russian troops—essentially Putin’s entire deployable army at that time—were literally bogged down in the mud, trapped in Ukraine and under attack from surprisingly resilient Ukrainian forces.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Deadline understands that the upcoming season of The Bachelorette will essentially replace The Bachelor in early 2026, though an exact release date has not yet been revealed.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
With their selection of Paul, though, the franchise is essentially tearing up that entire ethos in one fell swoop.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
As many as 190,000 Russian troops—essentially Putin’s entire deployable army at that time—were literally bogged down in the mud, trapped in Ukraine and under attack from surprisingly resilient Ukrainian forces.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Deadline understands that the upcoming season of The Bachelorette will essentially replace The Bachelor in early 2026, though an exact release date has not yet been revealed.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for essentially
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The overlap in the Venn diagram of the beliefs of Mormons (especially the reality-TV variety) and the traditional values The Bachelor has long espoused is basically a circle.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s another bit of positive news for consumer prices since basically all food, clothing and other consumer goods are transported from factories to market via ships, planes, trucks, and trains which run some variant of Diesel fuel.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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When Screens Turned Predatory The screens of my childhood were fundamentally different than what our children encounter today.—
Jessica Ewing
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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This approach can empower oncologists to instantly grasp a patient's complete treatment journey, fundamentally reimagining how cancer care teams navigate complex patient histories.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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