De facto
De facto adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: with the death of his father, he became the de facto head of the family
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Validated and De facto. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/de_facto/validated
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Validated or De facto. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/de_facto/validated.
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