actual

/ˈækʃuəl/
adj 4noun 3

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ADJ.

based, customary, effective, higher, lower, many, original, pious

The actual cost turned out to be much higher than we had originally estimated.

VERB + ACTUAL

arise, award, build, conceal, film, following, referring

The actual building of the new stadium took longer than everyone expected.

ACTUAL + NOUN

charlie, construction, deaths, events, examples, fact, humidity, leader

The actual construction of the bridge took longer than anyone expected.

PREP.

in, in, on, than, than

The actual cost of the project came in well over budget.

ADV.

rather

The meeting was rather actual than we expected, with real decisions being made.

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