noun
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true existence; reality
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(sometimes plural) a fact or condition that is real
Other Word Forms
- nonactuality noun
Etymology
Origin of actuality
1350–1400; Middle English actualite < Medieval Latin āctuālitās. See actual, -ity
Example Sentences
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The five years, in actuality, starts from the point at which United get the green light to put spades in the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In actuality, the song draws from “a three- or four-day period of my life that I blew up into this big thing,” Rapp said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
In actuality, they’ll be weakening one of the great checks against the actual threat—emboldening the real danger that is sitting, and amassing further power, within.
From Slate • May 15, 2025
"To be honest, at that time it was all quite abstract, and I think this year has been about turning it into an actuality."
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
“He let Harper and Gully get at him. You know. In actuality, I am worried over my cousin, manin. Both of you, I’m worried over. This Harp and Gully thing—the East Side Squad.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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