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Recent Examples of distinctly
Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Every major technological shift in history has created new opportunities for distinctly human skills to flourish.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With the era’s signature tapered legs and rich, warm wood tone, this bed frame leans distinctly mid-century while still being design-agnostic enough to shift with your kid’s evolving tastes.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The ambiguity surrounding gang membership tended to breed distinctly partisan interpretations of recent events.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Reviewers laud the murder-mystery’s Gothic elements, contrasting the Netflix movie’s more somber tone with Glass Onion‘s distinctly campy vibe.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 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
The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Every major technological shift in history has created new opportunities for distinctly human skills to flourish.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With the era’s signature tapered legs and rich, warm wood tone, this bed frame leans distinctly mid-century while still being design-agnostic enough to shift with your kid’s evolving tastes.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The ambiguity surrounding gang membership tended to breed distinctly partisan interpretations of recent events.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Reviewers laud the murder-mystery’s Gothic elements, contrasting the Netflix movie’s more somber tone with Glass Onion‘s distinctly campy vibe.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 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
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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Those watching on social media evidently agreed, with the clip earning over 120,000 views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 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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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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This new prototype expanded graphics to 384x256, allowed the use of more RAM, and ran at 8 MHz, making the prototype noticeably faster than the 5 MHz Lisa yet substantially cheaper.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The island moves to its own beat—one that is noticeably slower than life on the mainland.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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