actual
Example Sentences
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South Korea is well known for fossilized dinosaur tracks, nests, and eggs, but actual dinosaur bones are relatively rare.
From Science Daily
According to a new study by Northwestern Mutual, Americans’ heightened expectations for how much they’ll need for retirement come as actual retirement savings remain a fraction of that goal for many.
From MarketWatch
What’s most concerning is the use of actual residents’ identities — without their knowledge or consent — to oppose life-saving clean air standards.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe I was absorbing too much as actual lessons on how to live my life and how to interact with regular society.”
Behind those stock prices on a screen, though, are actual businesses pondering their own investment decisions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
