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
Because healthy digital discourse now apparently requires knock-and-explain visits.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Nissan's designers apparently looked at that success and decided to keep going that direction, using what is proven to work.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2026
And Prince George, who is third in line to the throne, is apparently in that predicament.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 June 2026
The shot apparently took 17 takes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Nissan's designers apparently looked at that success and decided to keep going that direction, using what is proven to work.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2026
And Prince George, who is third in line to the throne, is apparently in that predicament.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 June 2026
The shot apparently took 17 takes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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Or means that any comments are supposedly hypocritical.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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But those struggles evidently haven’t been enough to push Scherzer into retirement and the team seems to be sticking with him as well.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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More importantly, Suzuka marked both the end and beginning of a chapter for the young team, which evidently had a lot of work to do before heading to the United States.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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But there’s a way to do that, ostensibly to cover surprise costs, and its use recently has exploded.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Some non-citizens with work permits are being locked out of jobs that require minimal background checks, ostensibly on the grounds of public safety.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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Once, there was a showdown with another tour bus — one presumably not carrying theatergoers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The users within that 7% gap had presumably found their question answered by the summary and felt no further online reading was needed to satisfy their curiosity or make a decision.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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And that probably includes the windows, too.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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If Claire wasn’t running in this, probably, like, sure, fine.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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The Emergency Operations Center said a preliminary investigation found that the blaze likely spread quickly because a portion of the resort's roof was made of cane, which is a more combustible material.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Almost all the point guards are likely gone at that point, but there are some intriguing bigs on the market in the early 20s.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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