Officially
Officially adverb - In an official role.
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Synonyms for Officially
Really and officially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Officially".
Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Officially and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Officially" instead an adverb "Really".
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Both words in one sentence
- What makes this vaporware instead of a mere tease is that it's never really been officially abandoned, and a couple of the creators still insist they'd like to make the sequel.
Source: Vaporware -
Comparatively little of the book is actually devoted to her apprenticeship, however; the plot doesn't really kick in until the job has officially been handed over to her.
Source: The Apprentice - She's officially assigned to work with him, and everyone knows it's really to debunk his work.
Source: The Mole / Live-Action TV
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