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to a considerable extent or degree
- Fuel prices have substantially increased over the past year.
- The new design substantially improves energy efficiency.
- Their performance has substantially improved since the last game.
- He was substantially compensated for the damages.
- The population has substantially grown since the last census.
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in an essential or fundamental way
- The two proposals are substantially alike in content.
- Their arguments, while worded differently, are substantially the same.
- The revised version is substantially identical to the original.
- Though the models differ slightly in design, they function substantially the same.
- The terms of the agreement remained substantially unchanged.
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in a strong, solid, or well-built manner
- The shelter was substantially built to withstand harsh weather.
- Their cabin is substantially reinforced with thick beams.
- The bridge was substantially supported with steel columns.
- His house was substantially constructed from stone and brick.
- The furniture was substantially made and lasted for decades.
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in a real, material, or bodily manner, often used in theological, philosophical, or metaphysical contexts
- The doctrine holds that Christ is substantially present in the sacrament.
- The soul is not substantially bound to the body in the same way as physical organs.
- The statue represents, but does not substantially embody, the deity.
- In this tradition, the divine is substantially united with the natural world.
- The change is not symbolic; it occurs substantially, in reality.
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