in reality

phrase

Definition of in realitynext
1
as in very
in actual fact She told us the car was as good as new when in reality it needed several repairs.

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2
as in actually
to tell the truth In reality he's all bark and no bite.

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3
as in indeed
not merely this but also There are in reality a number of issues we'll need to discuss.

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Recent Examples of in reality 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 New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 But, in reality, outsourcing infrastructure is not outsourcing responsibility. — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in reality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in reality
to be sure
Phrase
  • Contreras, to be sure, didn’t cover himself in glory during all this, either.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • But meteorologists and heat experts want to be sure people take the warnings seriously because heat really can kill you.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of to be sure

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inquisitorial
in reality
in regard to
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“In reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20reality. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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