Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Synonyms for Actually
Surprisingly and actually are semantically related. in even topic. In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Actually".
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Actually and surprisingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Actually" with "Surprisingly", this adverbs are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Though this is actually and surprisingly in line with history; Mary Kelly was considerably younger and prettier than the other Ripper victims.
Source: Film / From Hell - Stephen Glass was a real reporter who actually worked for The New Republic and actually did the things attributed to him in the surprisingly accurate film.
Source: Consummate Liar - Youko Shiragami from My Monster Secret is actually fairly smart (she does quite well in her studies), but can be surprisingly ditzy.
Source: The Idiot from Osaka
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