Strictly speaking
Strictly speaking adverb - In actual fact.
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That is and strictly speaking are semantically related in namely topic. In some cases you can use "That is" instead an adverb phrase "Strictly speaking", when it comes to topics like that is to say.
That is
Strictly speaking and that is are semantically related in namely topic. You can use "Strictly speaking" instead an adverb phrase "That is", if it concerns topics such as that is to say.
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Related pairs
- such as and strictly speaking
- such as and that is
- particularly and strictly speaking
- particularly and that is
- especially and strictly speaking
- especially and that is
- specifically and strictly speaking
- specifically and that is
- specially and strictly speaking
- specially and that is
- expressly and strictly speaking
- expressly and that is
- namely and strictly speaking
- namely and that is
Both terms in one sentence
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Strictly speaking, all of their song titles are supposed to be capitalised according to proper sentence structure, Instead of Using Capitalization That Is De Rigeur of Song Title Naming.
Source: Music / Pet Shop Boys - The town of Herne Bay in England is on the seanote Strictly speaking, it's on the outer part of the Thames Estuary, but on a stretch of coastline that is perfectly straight.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life -
Sports-playing high school math teacher Hank, who's been married and has a young son and daughter, is the Straight Gay, though strictly speaking "Hank swings both ways, but with a definite preference" — preference for his own sex, that is.
Source: Straight Gay
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That is and Strictly speaking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strictly_speaking/that_is
Strictly speaking & That is. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/strictly_speaking/that_is>.
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