Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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By a long way and actually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "By a long way" instead an adverb "Actually".
By a long way
Actually and by a long way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actually" instead an adverb phrase "By a long way".
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Related pairs
- very and actually
- very and by a long way
- really and actually
- really and by a long way
- truly and actually
- truly and by a long way
- absolutely and actually
- absolutely and by a long way
- positively and actually
- positively and by a long way
- definitely and actually
- definitely and by a long way
- indeed and actually
- indeed and by a long way
Both terms in one sentence
- These days IBM might well be thought of as a computer hardware company, but it actually predates electronics by a long way.
Source: Older Than They Think / Other
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