as in outwardly
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Recent Examples of externally
In effect, markets will attempt to reconstruct externally the visibility that formal reporting once provided more systematically.
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Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Additionally, poor gut health may impair nutrient absorption and increase systemic inflammation, which Sahaya notes can manifest externally on the skin.
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
In a third-person novel interiority is available, but it’s still framed externally.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The same logic applies externally.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Novo Nordisk identified a security incident in which certain information, ​including patient data from some clinical trials, was copied externally without ‌authorization from its internal IT systems, Reuters notes.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
12 June 2026
And such a level of retention necessitates internal defensive progress; that begins with the Broncos’ ability to create turnovers, which Joseph and head coach Sean Payton stressed both internally and externally throughout 2025.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Additionally, poor gut health may impair nutrient absorption and increase systemic inflammation, which Sahaya notes can manifest externally on the skin.
—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
In a third-person novel interiority is available, but it’s still framed externally.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The same logic applies externally.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Novo Nordisk identified a security incident in which certain information, ​including patient data from some clinical trials, was copied externally without ‌authorization from its internal IT systems, Reuters notes.
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
12 June 2026
And such a level of retention necessitates internal defensive progress; that begins with the Broncos’ ability to create turnovers, which Joseph and head coach Sean Payton stressed both internally and externally throughout 2025.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally
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His dad, Rick Brunson, a former player who now works as a Knicks assistant coach, seemed markedly more excited, at least outwardly, to be there.
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Other candidates, Othman said, were not as outwardly against Israel’s war with Hamas.
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The defense attorney's opening remarks were disrupted as Pino continued to visibly react, and the jurors left the courtroom, with opening statements resuming the following day.
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Other videos show visibly terrified students streaming out of the school campus, some holding and embracing each other.
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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Even GOATs get butterflies, apparently.
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Or means that any comments are supposedly hypocritical.
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But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March.
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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That rough outing ultimately proved costly, but the Pirates evidently saw enough upside in Marte's arm to give him another chance.
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More importantly, Suzuka marked both the end and beginning of a chapter for the young team, which evidently had a lot of work to do before heading to the United States.
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While the point of the World Cup is ostensibly to crown a world champion, and the only way to do that is through knockout games that eliminate the rest of the field, the group games are the true joy of the tournament.
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An entertainment industry executive told the outlet that there will be a gathering of 100 or so people on July 2—ostensibly, the wedding ceremony itself.
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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