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
On Apple, Trump is apparently mad that Cook has sought to avoid Trump’s trade war with China by shifting production of U.S.-bound iPhones to India.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
For comparison, the agency paid Joe Biden about $172,000 between 2011 and 2023, largely for renting office space at his Wilmington, Delaware, home, with payments apparently ending in 2017, according to the Secret Service’s response to Forbes’ Freedom of Information Act request.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Those skills apparently translate fairly easily into urban environments, where Cooper’s hawks flit amid trees and concrete landscapes, stalking city pigeons and doves.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Playing a rock star in Rock of Ages apparently didn’t satisfy Tom Cruise‘s instinct to sing onscreen.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
For comparison, the agency paid Joe Biden about $172,000 between 2011 and 2023, largely for renting office space at his Wilmington, Delaware, home, with payments apparently ending in 2017, according to the Secret Service’s response to Forbes’ Freedom of Information Act request.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Those skills apparently translate fairly easily into urban environments, where Cooper’s hawks flit amid trees and concrete landscapes, stalking city pigeons and doves.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Playing a rock star in Rock of Ages apparently didn’t satisfy Tom Cruise‘s instinct to sing onscreen.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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Seventeen seemingly thrives under high-stress conditions in part because of their focus on mental and physical health.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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There’s seemingly not much back-and-forth on the lyrical themes or specifics.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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The list is supposedly about accomplishments and Kirby has fewer in every single metric other than equal championships.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Five years before Silverman was born, her brother, Jeffrey, was three months old when he was left in the care of Donald’s parents and supposedly died after a portion of his crib collapsed.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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In one of his only performances as an ostensibly normal guy, Cruise brings magnificent dirtbag energy to War of the Worlds' Ray, a working-class deadbeat dad whose one weekend with his kids (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin) overlaps with an alien invasion.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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The president visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, but not Israel, ostensibly America’s main ally in the region.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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Reckoning playing Impossible Mission Agent Ethan Hunt for presumably the final time.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The barrage from deep had the Knicks on their heels despite a presumably safe lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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World & Nation Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court April 7, 2025 Shortly after taking office, Trump fired Wilcox and Harris even though their terms had not expired.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The northern lights will likely be calmer through the weekend, NOAA said, with a maximum Kp index of nearly two for Friday and Saturday, indicating the aurora borealis would likely only be visible in northern Canada and Alaska.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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