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
While the first one was good, apparently, the second one was just mediocre.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hamas on Friday released a video of two hostages being driven around Gaza City, in a move apparently aimed at swaying Israeli public opinion as the military ramps up its assault on the city.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
To add insult to injury, Austin is apparently a huge Chargers fan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hamas on Friday released a video of two hostages being driven around Gaza City, in a move apparently aimed at swaying Israeli public opinion as the military ramps up its assault on the city.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
To add insult to injury, Austin is apparently a huge Chargers fan.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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And each year, the seemingly impossible becomes reality again.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This gives the state a supposedly legitimate use of violence.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Sep. 2025
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The don, Joe Black (John Malkovich), sends them off to the Vatican, where supposedly the original manuscript actually could be verified and brought back to him.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That action, even if ostensibly directed at Hamas, is likely to exacerbate tensions not only with Qatar but place increasing stress on the calculus allied Gulf Arab countries make in their dealings with Israel.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Comedian John Early’s directorial debut, ostensibly a pastiche of basic-cable TV movies, is not a parody, or a satire, or even a comedy.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those leaders presumably enjoy expertise when deciding how to address safety concerns.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some point out that with the latest high-tech, such as eyeball scans, presumably people could be distinctly and suitably identified.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those changes will likely start with a new chief soccer officer.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film’s unusually long running time of 174 minutes would likely have required its images to be pretty heavily compressed to fit them onto a 66GB disc, but 100GB will hopefully give the remaster room to breathe.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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