apparently
adverb
, -ˈpa-rənt\
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Synonyms
evidently, ostensibly, ostensively, presumably, putatively, seemingly, supposedly
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Hopefully, the Anfield crowd don't adapt that nickname to fall in line with what is - apparently - the right way to say Shaqiri. — SI.com, "8 Champions League Players Whose Names You Have Definitely Been Pronouncing Wrong," 16 Sep. 2019 But there’s a catch—apparently, the treatment could kill you. — Wired, "A Detox Drug Promises Miracles—If It Doesn't Kill You First," 15 Sep. 2019 That was the idea, apparently, behind an unusual safety innovation of the ‘60s: bumpers filled with water. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: A victory for Trump’s asylum ban," 12 Sep. 2019 Not so, apparently—at least according to an old friend of Kate Middleton's. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Prince William Was the Real Royal "Playboy" During His 20s, According One of Kate Middleton's Friends," 7 Sep. 2019 The goal, apparently, is to roll out the scanners at Whole Foods stores across the country. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "Why Amazon Wants to Scan Your Hands," 4 Sep. 2019 One of the few (apparently) revealing scenes in the series shows defensive coordinator Paul Guenther explaining to linebacker Jason Cabinda why he was released. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’: A farewell to cuts, plus a look to the future," 3 Sep. 2019 And the titans, apparently, have found a willing enforcer in the federal government. — Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, "How the Anthony Levandowski Indictment Helps Big Tech Stifle Innovation in Silicon Valley," 28 Aug. 2019 These potatoes, which are often small (and apparently, fun-named?), have thin, smooth skin and creamy, almost shiny flesh. — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, "WTF Is a "Waxy" Potato?," 12 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apparently.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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