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
Therefore, the man apparently got through what must have been a harrowing street food experience.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But apparently zero lessons were learned, or cared to be learned, from Season 1.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 June 2025
The attacker started to walk away but apparently changed his mind and suddenly turned around.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Now, the second-guessing is all that's left for fans who did not want to see Devers shipped out of town at midseason, and Breslow apparently isn't above it.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But apparently zero lessons were learned, or cared to be learned, from Season 1.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 June 2025
The attacker started to walk away but apparently changed his mind and suddenly turned around.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Now, the second-guessing is all that's left for fans who did not want to see Devers shipped out of town at midseason, and Breslow apparently isn't above it.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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Things that once felt stuck and stagnant may start moving, seemingly all at once.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Along with the corpses – one of which had also been decapitated – authorities found a note seemingly from one of the cartel groups.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Twain supposedly said that too, but then again, there are sites claiming that the legend of American literature didn’t say that either.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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His investigative know-how is supposedly legendary, but the arsons remain unsolved and there are new fires that keep following the same patterns.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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Investor confidence is evidently reflected in the stock’s elevated valuation—but with greater height comes a steeper potential fall.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While no March firings at the park had been confirmed, staff reductions at other National Park Service sites evidently played a role in the shorter hours here.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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The studio is supposedly looking for a British actor (or in Elordi’s case, Australian) under the age of 30, which would ostensibly eliminate some other popular one-time candidates like Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, or at one point a seeming front runner, Idris Elba.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Key highlights in the outing will translate to selling floor intrigue and ostensibly sales in a staid market that needs excitement to churn buying motivation.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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If the positions rest on loyalty, or fealty, or even punishment, how is that person supposed to deal with being isolated with presumably dangerous criminal inmates in the middle of a swamp?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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With billions of dollars, even trillions, at stake for AI developers and the artistic community at stake, no one expects the law to be resolved until the issue reaches the Supreme Court, presumably years from now.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Every mistake is probably magnified with a ball — and guys on base — getting barreled somewhere.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Early autos were probably targeted by horse and carriage people.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adverb
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Within seconds of takeoff, however, the landing gear retraction process appears to have failed, and the plane’s emergency power generator was likely deployed.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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When the dust settled, 21 of the 32 picks in the first round came from the Canadian Hockey League — which will likely lean into its development roots more than ever starting next season, now that its older players have become eligible to move to the NCAA.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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