effectually
Britishadverb
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with the intended effect; thoroughly
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to all practical purposes; in effect
Example Sentences
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“As we move forward, we can’t cast aside our allies. Is John T. a perfect ally? I would say no, but he is an ally nonetheless,” he said.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2020
“He wants to be the intellectual, strategist bomb-thrower,” says former House Speaker and informal Trump adviser Newt Gingrich, who sees Bannon as the perfect ally to the president in disrupting the status quo.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2017
Each of them knows that you don’t always get to choose the perfect ally.
From Time • Apr. 26, 2015
Of late years an ingenious means has been devised for making the examination system an even more perfect ally of the police.
From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John
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