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".
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Video Game / Yume Nikki -
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).
Source: Captain Ethnic -
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.
Source: Literature / Baltimore
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Direct or Actually. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/direct.
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