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Recent Examples of distinctly
For all the mesmerizing technical wizardry on display, there’s something distinctly tactile about the look of the video, especially as the tension in the visuals builds alongside the music.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The venerable brand has, for well over a century, been a producer of debonair, distinctly British, sport/luxury cars, known mainly for startling good looks and an attitude that is more sophisticated and less tetchy than its Italian rivals.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Sleek, minimal, and distinctly New Yorker-approved, Everlane’s Studio Market Tote delivers the perfect everyday carryall — seamlessly transitioning from office hours to dinner and drinks.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The comedian takes pride in creating distinctly different Netflix specials.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Rather than competing directly with technology and AI, this model strengthens the distinctly human capacities that AI cannot replicate.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Biblical references aside, discussions between the parties, which include Phil McGraw‘s Peteski Productions as well as in the creditor camp the TKO Group Holdings‘-owned Professional Bull Riders, are in a distinctly preliminary stage, sources from both sides tell me.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
This is how Allen’s credits have looked for decades; even the way the cast and crew’s names have been grouped and presented here is distinctly Allen-esque, making the allusion clearer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The new crime comedy Caught Stealing unfolds in the year 1998, traveling across a distinctly grungy New York City—all dingy subway platforms and drab Chinatown apartments.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The venerable brand has, for well over a century, been a producer of debonair, distinctly British, sport/luxury cars, known mainly for startling good looks and an attitude that is more sophisticated and less tetchy than its Italian rivals.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Sleek, minimal, and distinctly New Yorker-approved, Everlane’s Studio Market Tote delivers the perfect everyday carryall — seamlessly transitioning from office hours to dinner and drinks.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The comedian takes pride in creating distinctly different Netflix specials.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Rather than competing directly with technology and AI, this model strengthens the distinctly human capacities that AI cannot replicate.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Biblical references aside, discussions between the parties, which include Phil McGraw‘s Peteski Productions as well as in the creditor camp the TKO Group Holdings‘-owned Professional Bull Riders, are in a distinctly preliminary stage, sources from both sides tell me.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
This is how Allen’s credits have looked for decades; even the way the cast and crew’s names have been grouped and presented here is distinctly Allen-esque, making the allusion clearer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The new crime comedy Caught Stealing unfolds in the year 1998, traveling across a distinctly grungy New York City—all dingy subway platforms and drab Chinatown apartments.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly
Adverb
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The 27-year-old bluegrass performer pulled in five CMA Award nominations this year, clearly charming critics with his grooving neo-traditional stylings that hearken back to the1990s.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In any case, now Jeremiah has to trade a rent-free room at Steven’s apartment for a rent-free room at Denise’s, but clearly, being broke does wonders for the spirit.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There’s something obviously sad about it.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Everything—from travel to fashion, architecture, interiors and culinary pursuits—is meticulously designed, sometimes obviously, sometimes not.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
9 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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For Chadwick, that means Cohere’s path to profitability looks markedly different than other generative AI players.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some people with antiphospholipid syndrome—a condition associated with the formation of blood clots—can experience chorea (involuntary muscle movements) or acute changes in cognition (one of my patients was diagnosed after becoming markedly confused).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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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The Chiefs open with the J’s Friday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is patently idiotic, but at least the loser can blame it on the bossa nova.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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That accusation is patently false.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
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Although Clooney’s absence was palpably felt, Baumbach and Jay Kelly‘s other stars, including Sandler, Laura Dern and Mortimer, were nonetheless on hand in Venice to discuss the creation of the film.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Bose case, however, is noticeably larger than those for the AirPods and the XM5s.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Crowds at Walt Disney World and Universal thin noticeably, lines shorten and the weather is far more forgiving.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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