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
Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Oh, and home attendance ranked 28th of 30 teams, so evidently the product still wasn’t attractive enough.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
But evidently these stories have stuck with me, too, achingly knotted into the threads holding my heart together.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Even conservatives went after Bondi for evidently not knowing hate speech is protected by the First Amendment, or not caring.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Oh, and home attendance ranked 28th of 30 teams, so evidently the product still wasn’t attractive enough.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
But evidently these stories have stuck with me, too, achingly knotted into the threads holding my heart together.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Even conservatives went after Bondi for evidently not knowing hate speech is protected by the First Amendment, or not caring.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evidently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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Swift reportedly spends much of her downtime baking and creating loaves to share with friends, family, and, apparently, late-night hosts.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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The shock came not just from the announcement itself but from the secrecy surrounding Jane’s relationship — apparently, no one in the family, not even their parents, had known about Aaron.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What Perez, above, won’t countenance, seemingly, is ownership of the entire club passing into private hands, like City or PSG.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Today’s announcement that a group of investors led by BlackRock has agreed to buy Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal underscores the seemingly unstoppable flow of money into AI data centers—and comes as its CEO, Larry Fink, pushes back on AI bubble fears.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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An initial headline-grabbing allegation has to do with why Sean Preston and Jayden James were supposedly wary of being around their mother.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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With many scrambling for any information regarding the late crooner’s private cancer battle, a false statement surfaced that was supposedly from Archer.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The country’s leaders, ostensibly engineers, got their calculations disastrously wrong and built too much of everything, including high-speed rail.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Republican who ostensibly champions liberty but justifies authoritarian impulses from the White House.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Overall, training is probably more important than selective recruitment, although recruitment can be necessary for specialists with specific areas of expertise.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The status of Brooke’s book will probably never be resolved officially.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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At a missile-defense base in Fort Greely, Alaska, Major Daniel Gonzalez (Anthony Ramos) steps outside for a tense phone call, presumably with his significant other.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fans also get a look at the two, presumably backstage, sharing a laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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