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Recent Examples of externally
Still, because of pressure both domestically and externally, some analysts say the different factions are more aligned now than before the war.
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Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
And that making fairly big changes would be really challenging, not only internally at CBS, but externally for the audience.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
That has been the club’s identity, at least externally, quite literally since the franchise moved to Denver.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
How did that change your life, internally or externally?
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Nitecore accomplishes this compaction by removing the RCR123 battery compartment that sits in the core of the AP05C, powering the AP01 externally via a USB-C input.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Times when the pressure — externally and internally — felt constant.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Policymakers and international donors who want to respond effectively should resist the temptation to reach only for short-term, externally administered relief.
—Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Focus externally has shifted to tracking where the Panthers are in the standings, with a top-10 pick in the draft the priority among those outside the dressing room.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
And that making fairly big changes would be really challenging, not only internally at CBS, but externally for the audience.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
That has been the club’s identity, at least externally, quite literally since the franchise moved to Denver.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
How did that change your life, internally or externally?
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Nitecore accomplishes this compaction by removing the RCR123 battery compartment that sits in the core of the AP05C, powering the AP01 externally via a USB-C input.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Times when the pressure — externally and internally — felt constant.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Policymakers and international donors who want to respond effectively should resist the temptation to reach only for short-term, externally administered relief.
—Shobha Shetty, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Focus externally has shifted to tracking where the Panthers are in the standings, with a top-10 pick in the draft the priority among those outside the dressing room.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally
Adverb
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In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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If Anže Kopitar, the Kings’ leading scorer on both of their Cup runs and in franchise history, was understated and hesitant to embrace the spotlight, Quick was outwardly stoic and practically shunned attention.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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After the lecture, the audience was visibly pensive.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers were connected, apparently having had time to adjust to the loss of their two leading scorers, LeBron James acting as a brilliant playmaker for scorching hot shooters like Kennard, who hit all five of his treys in scoring a career playoff-high 27 points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Then, in Florida, a brawl broke out between the crews of Lil Tjay and Offset, supposedly over a gambling debt, which ended with Offset hospitalized with a bullet wound and Tjay doing a surreal post-jail interview that felt like a Real Housewives confessional.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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By the second week of April, the musician had seemingly recovered and arrived in Atlanta on April 14 for a performance at the Fox Theatre.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Bucs’ seemingly endless quest for an edge rusher continues.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Greenberg evidently leaned on his professional experience as a veteran producer and problem-solver and leapt into action rather that crumbling under his emotions.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For a play ostensibly about the huge broken thing that is America’s prison-industrial complex, The Fear of 13 spends little time thinking about larger systems, or even raging against the machine.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a satellite tower looking over the main field of Coachella, but now they were spooked.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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