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View definitions for in effect

in effect

adverb as in in actuality

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The law's supporters have been counting on a lock-in effect to make the law hard to repeal.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in effect, such as: basically, effectively, essentially, really, and virtually.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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