The actuality was quite different from the theory.
the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists
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Sidney Poitier — Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor, for a film that may seem slight on the surface but, in actuality, is a great representation of his one-in-a-million skill as a leading man.—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 But in actuality, only now does the real work have to begin.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025 In actuality, the infrastructure is a carefully orchestrated combination of multiple tracking systems.—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 In actuality, the government spent less on the contract — around $400 million over the course of the past four years for 44 different sub-contracts — and the IDIQ is likely to have only minimal additional spending.—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actuality
Word History
Etymology
Middle English actualite "capacity for action, effective power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuālitāt-, āctuālitās, from Late Latin āctuālisactual + Latin -itāt-, -itās-ity
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