in reality

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: in actual fact

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What looks like summer fun is, in reality, an extreme and sometimes painful test of the human body. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026 But in reality, an ash pile can hold enough heat to start a fire many hours later—or even days—under the right conditions. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026 What happened at the Grand Rounds appeared to be an attempt to manufacture a scientific debate where, in reality, there isn’t one. — Ben Lopman, STAT, 2 July 2026 However, in reality, the number of collisions is expected to be on the order of several billion per second and will produce so much data that scientists won’t even be able to store it. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for in reality

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“In reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reality. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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