essentially

/ ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪ /

adverb

1. in a fundamental or basic way; in essence

Example Sentences

“The tariffs have essentially made it so that every warehouse now has to have its own inventory, and that in turn leads to a little bit of hoarding.”

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He arrived at Barcelona after falling out of favour at United, and as essentially the third-choice candidate for the attacking slot his club wanted to strengthen.

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The researchers essentially found a baby that had grown to the size of a teenager in a much shorter time than expected.

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"Physicists can essentially learn this method in one day, and by about the third day, they are running some of the most complex problems we present in the study," Chelpanova says.

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Microsoft is essentially giving personal users two options: Update to Windows 11, or sign up to receive extended security updates for 12 months.

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