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Definitions

in effect

ADVERB
in actuality
Synonyms
WEAK
basically effectively essentially really virtually

Example Sentences

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Deductions for seniors, tips, overtime and car-loan interest on American-assembled cars are in effect until 2028.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The blockade on the crucial waterway is officially in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Gusty winds are expected in the Coachella Valley region Friday, where an air quality alert is in effect until 3 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Some of Oracle’s 2026 capex is going to come from payroll savings, and the company is, in effect, trading people for computers.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Waldseemüller’s world map of 1507, the first to include the name ‘America’, the first to show the New World as, in effect, a new continent, and the first to show antipodes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton