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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually friends" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify or emphasize the nature of a relationship, often in contrast to a previous assumption or statement.
Example: "Despite what others might think, we are actually friends and have been for years."
Alternatives: "truly friends" or "genuinely friends".
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(We're actually friends from high school).
It turned out that the "friendly" dictatorships were not actually friends at all.
I went through my 300-odd friend list and removed everyone I wasn't actually friends with.
There's very little of that though, and they weren't actually friends.
"Everyone thought I got her to come, but Janet Jackson is actually friends with Dylan Lauren," Ms. Ryan said.
(We're actually friends from high school). And Paula enjoys the book parties: they are a refreshing change from optical conventions.
Some of the wildly applauding people in the room were actually friends and colleagues of Mr. Crystal's.
Did he ask me because he thinks that we're actually friends, or because he wants to put our enmity behind us?
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I'm surprised she actually had friends.
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