as in seemingly
to all outward appearances
apparently, the kids didn't know the cake was for the potluck, since they helped themselves to it
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Recent Examples of apparently
Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
While other legendary rock bands have performed at the Las Vegas Sphere, Slash revealed that Guns N’ Roses apparently has no plans to take over the venue.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, someone apparently used an offensive term to speak about a sisterhood with Madison?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
But it was apparently stolen from the owner during a demonstration for a prospective customer.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
While other legendary rock bands have performed at the Las Vegas Sphere, Slash revealed that Guns N’ Roses apparently has no plans to take over the venue.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, someone apparently used an offensive term to speak about a sisterhood with Madison?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
But it was apparently stolen from the owner during a demonstration for a prospective customer.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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The series follows the slow and halting coming together of Noah, reeling from a broken relationship, and Joanne (Kristen Bell), an agnostic podcaster with seemingly little in common with the spiritual leader.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the present era is an epoch in which wars go on seemingly forever—now simmering, now boiling—without end.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After filming wrapped, someone who supposedly knew everything about the season contacted the women and said that Tamra had been leaking every detail about production.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new online encyclopedia, which suffered technical difficulties upon launch, uses xAI’s Grok large language model to pull information and supposedly prioritize objectivity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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American leaders should not hesitate to rein in Taiwan’s evidently reckless leader, perhaps with a private warning.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since the skirt was so evidently the outfit's statement piece, Biles simply paired it with a form-fitting, white long sleeve and white, knee-high boots.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What ostensibly started as a war against the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl has now ballooned into a far broader clash – spanning rare earths, American soybean exports, technology controls and China’s energy dealings with Russia.—
Jhasua Razo,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The subterfuge saw Colthurst ride his bicycle to Kensington Palace ostensibly to have tea with an old friend (the story was captured in the Netflix series The Crown).—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Those ideas presumably included Kirk’s anti-trans stance, given that her own daughter is trans.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The changes could, presumably, cover the entire county, but there is no timetable for passage of the ordinance.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Louisville would probably look quite different if the founder of Brown-Forman never became the first whiskey maker to bottle and seal his liquor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sports betting is probably as old as sports itself.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Markets will likely rally Monday in response to the news of Milei’s resurgence.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Santos Jimenez remains in good physical shape, with Debbie Jimenez noting that her father-in-law would likely be going for a walk after the interview.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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