in fact

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as in actually
to tell the truth She told authorities she had been home that night when in fact witnesses reported seeing her in town.

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as in indeed
not merely this but also Blue whales are the biggest animals on Earth, and in fact, they can weigh up to 200 tons.

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Recent Examples of in fact Children are often casualties, in fact, including, at the beginning of Season 3, Rhaenyra’s teen-age son Jace. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 This latest twist came after the most recent cycle of attacks failed to break Tehran’s stranglehold on the strait and in fact saw the war expand to the Red Sea and Egypt, threatening even greater fallout for the global economy. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026 The landing was so gentle, in fact, that Ship 40 appeared to remain airtight and floated in the ocean rather than sinking to the bottom as prior prototypes have. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 But just a day before the USMNT faced Belgium at Lumen Field in Seattle, The Athletic reported Balogun would, in fact, be available. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in fact

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“In fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20fact. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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