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Recent Examples of distinctly
On-screen, this creates a distinctly different result.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Many people associate it with a distinctly Japanese vision of the future — the nightscape of Neo-Tokyo, motorcycles racing through it.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Although San Francisco was the inheritor of a distinctly American brand of social liberalism, tech elites were countercultural (in the sense that the more conservative ones cast their politics as a rebellion against the woke mainstream).
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s not meant as an insult to the company’s art design team—but there is simply no real match to that distinctly minimalist, retro-rudimentary look of forecasts from the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
And on Wednesday, the model’s lineup will grow with the release of two new distinctly contrasting styles.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But the classic dragon—reptilian, treasure-hoarding, and doomed to be slain—feels distinctly Indo-European.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The idea that England, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham United would all move to 60,000-plus capacity new grounds in the space of 13 years felt distinctly unlikely.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Even aesthetic details, like musical styles, often reflect a distinctly American model.
—Brittany Romanello, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Many people associate it with a distinctly Japanese vision of the future — the nightscape of Neo-Tokyo, motorcycles racing through it.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Although San Francisco was the inheritor of a distinctly American brand of social liberalism, tech elites were countercultural (in the sense that the more conservative ones cast their politics as a rebellion against the woke mainstream).
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s not meant as an insult to the company’s art design team—but there is simply no real match to that distinctly minimalist, retro-rudimentary look of forecasts from the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
And on Wednesday, the model’s lineup will grow with the release of two new distinctly contrasting styles.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But the classic dragon—reptilian, treasure-hoarding, and doomed to be slain—feels distinctly Indo-European.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The idea that England, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham United would all move to 60,000-plus capacity new grounds in the space of 13 years felt distinctly unlikely.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Even aesthetic details, like musical styles, often reflect a distinctly American model.
—Brittany Romanello, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly
Adverb
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Those people have clearly not seen Browns QB Dillon Gabriel play.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This morning, sentimentality keeps you from seeing a situation clearly.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Sure, pop and hip-hop may still ultimately dominate the top 40 arena, but the gentle upswing in popularity for a genre long clowned for being dead is obviously noteworthy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The bedroom was not legal, obviously.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pay-per-view will dominate British television coverage of football Pay-per-view television was all the rage at the turn of the century, and was evidently proving successful in boxing.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some, evidently, don’t regularly check their email either.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This question elicited markedly different responses among partisans.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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But for the most part, these robots look markedly unhuman.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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To address this, a lottery system for applicants was put in place, which critics say is manifestly inefficient.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that the consensus that the United States should have low taxes and stable money—the consensus of the economically prodigious nineteenth century—was manifestly shot to smithereens by the unbelievable policy developments of 1929-33.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That spirit manages to survive a patently modern star turn from Mark Wahlberg, whose incapacity for nuance and self-reflection is well-served by a role that has little interest in either.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is patently false — none of the COVID-19 vaccines genetically alter the body or change a person’s DNA.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His rapport with Afonu palpably carries through the film’s narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But she was written as palpably different from Marge, as was Season Three’s police chief Gloria Burgle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Since Harper returned from his thumb injury, Wembanyama is 16-for-17 from the line and has been noticeably more aggressive attacking off the dribble to score.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The structure is covered with flat planes of shades of white and gray, while the occasional architectural elements painted in a primary color stand out noticeably.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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