as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit
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Recent Examples of evidently
The Iranian regime evidently isn’t busy enough.
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Wendy R. Anderson,
Washington Post,
9 June 2026
Pelley heard those comments, evidently for the first time, during his emotional first interview after the firing.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The latter clip, from the 2015 Tony Awards carpet, went viral at the time for the way Peters turned to designer Zac Posen, evidently to gush about Criss, who was conducting an interview with Anna Chlumsky.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
And ticket prices on the secondary market, for the worst seats at MSG, were approaching $9,000 apiece on Friday night, with Knicks fans evidently willing to pay tippy-top dollar just to be in the building as the team nears what would be its first championship in 53 years.
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CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Wendy R. Anderson,
Washington Post,
9 June 2026
Pelley heard those comments, evidently for the first time, during his emotional first interview after the firing.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The latter clip, from the 2015 Tony Awards carpet, went viral at the time for the way Peters turned to designer Zac Posen, evidently to gush about Criss, who was conducting an interview with Anna Chlumsky.
—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
And ticket prices on the secondary market, for the worst seats at MSG, were approaching $9,000 apiece on Friday night, with Knicks fans evidently willing to pay tippy-top dollar just to be in the building as the team nears what would be its first championship in 53 years.
—
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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Even GOATs get butterflies, apparently.
Adverb
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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Or means that any comments are supposedly hypocritical.
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But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March.
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While the point of the World Cup is ostensibly to crown a world champion, and the only way to do that is through knockout games that eliminate the rest of the field, the group games are the true joy of the tournament.
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An entertainment industry executive told the outlet that there will be a gathering of 100 or so people on July 2—ostensibly, the wedding ceremony itself.
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The stadium appeared to be about half-filled with Ecuadorian fans, probably because of the large contingent of Ecuador natives who live in the area.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
Adverb
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Once, there was a showdown with another tour bus — one presumably not carrying theatergoers.
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The users within that 7% gap had presumably found their question answered by the summary and felt no further online reading was needed to satisfy their curiosity or make a decision.
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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