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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually big" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the true size of something, often in contrast to an expectation or assumption.
Example: "I thought the dog would be small, but it was actually big."
Alternatives: "truly large" or "really big".
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Actually, big bands are becoming fairly rare.
The supposedly rabid Republican freshmen are actually big government conservatives.
"I would like it, actually," Big Louie says.
He's one of the few guys who is actually big enough to hit down on the ball when serving.
Although a smiling Teixeira posed for pictures beside Dunga in 2006, his favourite man was actually Big Phil Scolari.
That the supposed fish are actually big institutional investors, who ought to know to carry shark-protection equipment, is beside the point.
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Raccoons being actually bigger than they appear in cartoons.
"The playing field is actually bigger today than it was three weeks ago".
"It's actually bigger than the house I grew up in," she told me.
The club Unofficial motto Vere maior Ponte Aelio (Actually bigger than Newcastle).
But now, finally, I see: this dress is actually bigger than me.
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