in fact

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: in truth
He looks younger, but in fact, he is 60 years old.

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Over millions and billions of years, the drag from a star’s magnetic field slows its rotation, and in fact, the astronomers found that stars with stronger magnetism tended to rotate more slowly. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Previously, most Iranians were skeptical of the Islamic Republic’s claim that the United States was bent on their country’s destruction and in fact hoped Tehran would seek better relations with Washington. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 So much so, in fact, that Walker supplied more than 1,000 pieces to the late royal’s wardrobe. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 But, in fact, the professor is the one who truly understands what’s going on. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in fact

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First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in fact was in 1592

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