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
And there have been many recent reports about a possible reunion tour, with Victoria apparently the last holdout.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Jan. 2026
Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
At one point, Melania is shown watching television coverage of the proceedings on CNN, apparently unconcerned that the network only traffics in fake news.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Sheffield United are facing new questions about their handling of the Maddy Cusack tragedy after a fresh, and apparently unsuccessful, appeal to persuade the club’s American owners to retire her shirt number as a permanent tribute.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apparently
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Jan. 2026
Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
At one point, Melania is shown watching television coverage of the proceedings on CNN, apparently unconcerned that the network only traffics in fake news.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Sheffield United are facing new questions about their handling of the Maddy Cusack tragedy after a fresh, and apparently unsuccessful, appeal to persuade the club’s American owners to retire her shirt number as a permanent tribute.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month, when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Kelvin Chan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Google will supposedly apply the same philosophy to the phone's pricing, keeping it unchanged in the EU.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The extent of the data supposedly accessed at Nike isn’t known.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her appearance at the show was evidently a surprise, according to archival news footage from AP.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, the defining cliché of Japanese BL is the Seme and the Uke, character archetypes that subtextually gender ostensibly same-sex relationships.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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To what degree are documentary filmmakers tempted to fiddle with reality while ostensibly presenting a clear and unadulterated image of it?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Newsom was given two speaking slots, presumably to inform international movers and shakers about California’s golden investment opportunities.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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If the definition of AI is broad, all kinds of potentially non-AI systems will fall into the scope, which is presumably unintended.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Many Cuban Americans were mistreated and would probably like to return.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that person probably doesn't exist.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The back-and-forth will result in at least a short government shutdown; funding for large swaths of the government expires on Saturday and the House likely won’t approve it until Monday at the earliest.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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What succeeds Khamenei would likely be worse, as one man is not the entire Iranian system alone.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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