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Recent Examples of distinctly
If there were a definitive list of distinctly American consumption trends, Starbucks and protein would most certainly sit near the top.
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The same phenomenon hit the city-state of Singapore, where the book trade has distinctly declined despite enjoying a boom prior to 2019.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
This past eligibility season saw young, hot stars like Leon Thomas, Givēon, and Coco Jones put a distinctly old-school touch on their music that’s likely to land them in the general Best R&B Album category.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The color is distinctly red but a warm, copper tone that seems like a natural transition from her former blonde.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
While Monsieur Dior and Anderson have distinctly different birth charts, both are filled with Air signs, specifically those of Libra, Gemini, and Aquarius.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Across its nearly 150-mile stretch, the region is studded with small towns that mix history, culture, and natural beauty in ways that feel distinctly their own.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Sarah’s first special is so distinctly her own.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
And yet Klein, in his distinctly bookish and measured approach, sometimes recalls an Obamian voice, if the former President had been a journalist with a beard, tattoos, and a predilection for Burning Man.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The same phenomenon hit the city-state of Singapore, where the book trade has distinctly declined despite enjoying a boom prior to 2019.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
This past eligibility season saw young, hot stars like Leon Thomas, Givēon, and Coco Jones put a distinctly old-school touch on their music that’s likely to land them in the general Best R&B Album category.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The color is distinctly red but a warm, copper tone that seems like a natural transition from her former blonde.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
While Monsieur Dior and Anderson have distinctly different birth charts, both are filled with Air signs, specifically those of Libra, Gemini, and Aquarius.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Across its nearly 150-mile stretch, the region is studded with small towns that mix history, culture, and natural beauty in ways that feel distinctly their own.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Sarah’s first special is so distinctly her own.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
And yet Klein, in his distinctly bookish and measured approach, sometimes recalls an Obamian voice, if the former President had been a journalist with a beard, tattoos, and a predilection for Burning Man.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly
Adverb
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But the outlets – with drive-thru lanes and walk-up windows – clearly have a following.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Dodgers brainstormed different ways to handle the bye break in 2024 and obviously overcame it to win the World Series title – but only after falling behind two games to one in the National League Division Series against the Padres.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Managers in 10-team leagues with a short bench are obviously looking at far different alternatives than those in 14-team leagues with deep benches.—
Gary Davenport,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The personality was evidently deliberately neutered.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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There is evidently room for improvement based on last season’s output.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This move would have exposed her to a markedly different social world from that of her childhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bookended by the Barack Obama and Joe Biden presidencies, the institutional response to Trump’s first term was markedly different.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 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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The audio and microphone quality was noticeably better as well—more clear than not using the earbuds at all.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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Switching to pricier papers specifically designed for inkjets can boost an ink tank printer's text quality and line graphics to at least match a laser, but the different paper types have a noticeably different feel than standard plain paper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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