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Recent Examples of externally
And finally, externally, impacts from objects passing through our inner Solar System could wipe all of humanity out, just as so much terrestrial life was eradicated 65 million years ago.
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Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Being one of the best teams of all time halfway through the season changed the expectations externally for the Colorado Avalanche.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
My hope is that Double Good continues to create joy—externally and internally—for years to come.
—Tim Heitmann, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Perez has the words etched on his glove, a daily reminder of the high expectations that have been set — both internally and externally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Excess moisture collects in a reservoir or drains externally, lowering the humidity and temperature inside.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Last season, there was a big focus externally on the work of Ruben Peeters, who Slot had brought with him from Feyenoord as lead physical performance coach.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The muted color palette of sage greens and heather pinks ushers the outside in, reminding guests that there’s as much to explore externally as internally.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
This narrative has also been deployed externally, towards Russia’s opponents.
—Elliott Goat, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Being one of the best teams of all time halfway through the season changed the expectations externally for the Colorado Avalanche.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
My hope is that Double Good continues to create joy—externally and internally—for years to come.
—Tim Heitmann, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Perez has the words etched on his glove, a daily reminder of the high expectations that have been set — both internally and externally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Excess moisture collects in a reservoir or drains externally, lowering the humidity and temperature inside.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Last season, there was a big focus externally on the work of Ruben Peeters, who Slot had brought with him from Feyenoord as lead physical performance coach.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The muted color palette of sage greens and heather pinks ushers the outside in, reminding guests that there’s as much to explore externally as internally.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
This narrative has also been deployed externally, towards Russia’s opponents.
—Elliott Goat, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally
Adverb
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Sure, Gyeong-nam is outwardly stoic and hard to read, but his tsundere trajectory and the office romance setting of his romance with Mi-rae are their own polished tropes.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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But that’s not any of Peeke’s concern, at least not outwardly.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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One Venezuelan attendee, Víctor Jiménez, 58, who described himself as a businessman, was the only person visibly displaying Venezuelan symbols, wearing a tricolor hat and carrying a Venezuelan flag.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the new video, smoke is already visibly rising from the part of the compound where the school was located.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The fuse was apparently connected to an M80-type firework, according to CBS News.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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And also for Iran itself, where the regime is apparently still in charge of the armed forces even with the successful actions by the Israelis and the Americans.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Pournouri had alleged that a Netflix documentary two years before the 2018 death of the DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, and two posthumously released books defamed him, violating a 2016 agreement that supposedly prevented Bergling from speaking about their partnership.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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And when the British army brought their trench coats to the continent, they were kitted out in military features like shoulder epaulettes for indicating rank insignia and metal D-rings that could hold maps, swords (and supposedly) grenades.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The eerie male voice then read a seemingly random string of numbers.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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On many tables was a seasonal Dungeness crab dish with green-garlic butter, and seemingly on every single table were those butter beans with greens (for tonight, Caraflex cabbage).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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One passage depicts the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like notoriety of Frank and the Bride, leading ordinary women to adopt her wild hairdo and goth makeup (including what are evidently meant to be burns on her mouth and tongue from all that electricity).—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the ensuing mayhem, Ahmadinejad and his family evidently escaped their home and went underground.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Seahawks won it all with a quarterback many people had given up on, a 31-year-old receiver whose best years ostensibly were behind him, and a defensive end from the Dallas Cowboys who had played in just four games the year before.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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His statement was debated on the airwaves and online, and covered in outlets ranging from TMZ to The Hill, a website ostensibly devoted to Beltway politics.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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