as in very
in actual fact
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Recent Examples of genuinely
Today, more and more brands are taking responsibility, asking the right questions and genuinely trying to reduce their impact.
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
For decades, that rotation was simple — South America, Europe, South America, Europe — but South America’s turn started to be shared with the rest of the Americas and then the World Cup went genuinely global with the 2002 World Cup in East Asia then South Africa in 2010.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In this view, the American experience was not exceptional but emblematic—a subset of the painful emergence of something resembling genuinely popular democracy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Russia is genuinely ready to observe a full and unconditional ceasefire, Ukraine will mirror that approach and strike only in defense.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
For decades, that rotation was simple — South America, Europe, South America, Europe — but South America’s turn started to be shared with the rest of the Americas and then the World Cup went genuinely global with the 2002 World Cup in East Asia then South Africa in 2010.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In this view, the American experience was not exceptional but emblematic—a subset of the painful emergence of something resembling genuinely popular democracy.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Russia is genuinely ready to observe a full and unconditional ceasefire, Ukraine will mirror that approach and strike only in defense.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuinely
Adverb
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mansfield is a very desirable place to live, work and play.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Capponi also encourages celebrity entrepreneurs to really nail down understanding their supply chain.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The problem, says Grego, is that the Earth is really big, and satellites spin around it really fast.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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While guests have gotten used to early and extended evening park access, those benefits are actually decided on annually and have been extended for next year.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by outer space, this bath is perhaps the only one influenced by a place the clients have never actually visited, including a vintage stone sink that reminded Hoffman of moon rock.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Until this is clarified − and truly clarified, not subject to the ever-changing whims of one man − all Americans will be held in limbo, and this will crush economic growth.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuinely. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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