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Use "essentially" in a sentence
"A redshirt is a term essentially used for skipping a year."
"After discussion with several experts -- actually, reporter colleagues who sit within a 30-foot radius -- the consensus is that the term essentially refers to someone oddly detached from reality."
"The term essentially refers to everyone except for non-Hispanic white people."