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Recent Examples of distinctly
Chromakopia finds Tyler, the Creator grappling with the realities of adulthood, and takes on a distinctly narrative approach.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
In a similar vein, Japanese media startups and companies might express a desire to expand overseas, but their content continues to be local focused, with less thought and effort devoted to translating distinctly Japanese content to be easily consumed by international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Your work is distinctly recognizable and celebrated all over the world and in museums like the MoMA.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The film is set in a version of America that, while fictitious, still feels distinctly American.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
In the play, Tesman is described as portly and characterized as distinctly dim, and feels too soft to even foster real, passionate envy of Lovborg.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Unlike distinctly red ladybugs, these beetles are more orange or black.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But as one writer put it, in 1988 the promise of American-style prosperity came to supersede concerns for preserving a distinctly Canadian model of social democracy.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Along with fantastic director Leigh Silverman’s distinctly smooth staging, the show’s evolution is clear.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
In a similar vein, Japanese media startups and companies might express a desire to expand overseas, but their content continues to be local focused, with less thought and effort devoted to translating distinctly Japanese content to be easily consumed by international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Your work is distinctly recognizable and celebrated all over the world and in museums like the MoMA.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The film is set in a version of America that, while fictitious, still feels distinctly American.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
In the play, Tesman is described as portly and characterized as distinctly dim, and feels too soft to even foster real, passionate envy of Lovborg.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Unlike distinctly red ladybugs, these beetles are more orange or black.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But as one writer put it, in 1988 the promise of American-style prosperity came to supersede concerns for preserving a distinctly Canadian model of social democracy.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Along with fantastic director Leigh Silverman’s distinctly smooth staging, the show’s evolution is clear.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly
Adverb
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Ocampo says it cannot clearly be determined whether that was the case or if they were discounted shipments, with some kind of quid pro quo — perhaps the deployment of doctors — or as humanitarian aid.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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My confidence was always there, but obviously I got benched.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The boys obviously choose to believe.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The ending in del Toro’s Frankenstein is evidently one of bittersweet hope.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, the 30-year-old lefty will hope some other team out there sees him as more of a roster hopeful than the Orioles evidently did.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Home equity levels in many parts of the United States are robust, and home equity loan interest rates have markedly declined as the interest rate climate has cooled over the past year and a half, approximately.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Although not many cat owners will want to hear it, increasing numbers of studies indicate that when coyotes come to town and pilfer the odd cat, the survivability of local songbirds goes up markedly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Ellen’s head is a manifestly miserable place to spend time even before she’s injured while working on The Baroness, a macabre occult film made by a gay Jewish man in the twilight of the Weimar Republic and rescued from the secret collection of a dead Nazi.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Think about how patently absurd that position is.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
21 Dec. 2025
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But service members are allowed to disobey unlawful orders—and they could even be prosecuted for carrying out patently unlawful orders, such as war crimes.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
25 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Second, because the American backers of this strategy are so palpably indifferent to democracy themselves.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though the 1948 British drama of the same name may be the most famous iteration, this twisted modern take is palpably tense and absolutely worth your time.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In The Silk Lakehouse, for instance, a 68-room hotel that is noticeably smaller than the standard Shangri-La property, the hospitality chain sought to focus more on well-being and interaction with nature.—
Bambina Wise,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The issue was reminiscent of a major flaw in the optics of Webb's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, which was shown to be noticeably near-sighted after reaching orbit in 1990.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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