Actually and Direct

Actually

Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Direct and actually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead an adverb "Actually".

Direct

Direct adverb - In a direct line or course.

Actually and direct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actually" instead an adverb "Direct".

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  • Video Game / Yume Nikki All of the Mayincatec motifs in the game aren't actually related to any of the three cultures for which the trope is named, but actually are direct and semi-direct references to the Paracas culture.
  • Captain Ethnic His last name is even Rasputin (later revealed to actually be a direct descendant of the infamous RL Rasputin, who in the MU was actually an early mutant supervillain himself).
  • Literature / Baltimore Yet besides one monk who tells Baltimore this, we never actually see God (or a representative of his) actually take any direct action against the monsters.
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