in fact

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in fact - in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father"

as a matter of fact, in point of fact

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as a matter of fact
fact
fact-finding
in point of fact

matter of fact
matter-of-fact
Presumption of fact
reality

Why, then, you are not to see anywhere, what you don't see in fact; you are not to have anywhere, what you don't have in fact.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

That in fact was his occupation, and for the next five minutes he kept thus winding the cord, flinging the top to the ground, and intently bending down to catch it on his hand, none of the others, not even the children, taking the slightest notice of him,--he entirely alone there with his poor little pleasure.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

In fact, I have made all my arrangements for comfort's sake alone; so do not for a moment imagine that I had any other end in view.

Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

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