In effect and Truly

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In effect adverb - In actuality or reality or fact.

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Truly and in effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Truly" instead an adverb phrase "In effect".

Truly adverb - Not merely this but also.

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In effect and truly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In effect" instead an adverb "Truly".

Nearby Word: truism

At best, it alienates readers by, in effect, telling them when to laugh; at worst, if the jokes are truly weak, it disorients the reader the same way as would having characters cry or smash things for no reason.

Source: Literature / How NOT to Write a Novel
Although the scene cuts away just before anything truly nasty can happen, it is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that Lee is gang-raped by the trio, thus in effect becoming a lesbian herself.

Source: Double Standard: Rape, Female on Female
Company Town: On a truly gigantic scale, since they are in effect Company Moons.

Source: Series / Killjoys

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