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The phrase "actually made of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify the material or substance that something is composed of, often to emphasize a point or correct a misconception.
Example: "The sculpture is actually made of recycled materials, not marble as many people believe."
Alternatives: "truly composed of" or "genuinely constructed from".
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It is actually made of leather.
It was actually made of wood.
Today, the anode in a lithium ion battery is actually made of graphite or silicon.
Were they actually made of linen, or could they have been made of leather?
The slabs were actually made of painted rectangles of insulation foam.
Despite mythology to the contrary, though, the moon isn't actually made of cheese.
Which is fine, because the stained-glass windows are actually made of shatterproof resin.
But clay courts are actually made of limestone, topped with a thin layer of crushed brick.
The charming carved footbridges appear to be wood, but are actually made of concrete.
Although we call the writing part of a pencil the "lead," it's actually made of graphite.
What's more, these treatments employ the genetic code; they are actually made of DNA or RNA.
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