as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit
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Recent Examples of evidently
The bargaining unit evidently accepted a salary floor of $73,000, with six percent raises in the first year of the deal and three percent in the two years following — terms of the deal that the WGA East announced on Friday.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bucky fell from a train in that movie, apparently dying, but his body was recovered by HYDRA, a science-minded organization within the Nazi party.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Such seemingly minor biographical details are what animate L’Enchanteur, which was born in 2012 after Soull and Dynasty merged their independent labels—Alkhemi9 and BRZÉ, respectively.—
Thessaly La Force,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min Aaron Rodgers’ comments about his final meeting with the New York Jets has seemingly left a bad impression on the team’s leadership.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the supposedly rousing action finale hinges on whether the bad guys will kill a busload of kids and drop them into a mass grave.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Trump was ostensibly elected to bring down inflation.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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The hold was ostensibly put in place to allow time to review the permitting process.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Mary Oliver is probably my favorite among many people.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2025
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The best is probably Jonathan Bullard, a decent run-stuffer who was a 17-game starter for Brian Flores’ Vikings defense last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That said, nearly all independent economic forecasters now predict that when the tariffs push prices higher, presumably soon, the economy will slow significantly.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In a new division of the world, Russia could presumably preside over Central Asia and most or all of Europe, dismissed so contemptuously by Vice President J. D. Vance and others.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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