Greatly
Greatly adverb - In a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals.
In reality and greatly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In reality" instead an adverb "Greatly".
In reality
In reality adverb - Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly.
Greatly and in reality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Greatly" instead an adverb phrase "In reality".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In reality, German Humour is a bit more complicated; Germans definitely do have a sense of humour, and enjoy comedy, but their ideas about what is funny and what isn't can vary greatly from those of English speakers.
Source: No Sense of Humor - In reality, Mewes had been battling a heroin addiction since the mid-90's, which greatly damaged his long-time friendship with Kevin Smith, and finally got him sent to court-mandated rehab in 2004.
Source: Reality Subtext - Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: Drakken and Shegoix thought Ronman and the BBG had been wiped out by Kimila, when in reality they had actually joined the rebellion while Kimila gave a false message to Barkane.
Source: Fanfic / Ronman The Barbarian
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