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Recent Examples of inwardly
The hosts talk about the role that Unrivaled may be playing, either outwardly or inwardly, in the talks.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
This might look like agreeing outwardly while disagreeing inwardly, taking blame just to end the tension or constantly monitoring other people’s moods to avoid triggering discomfort.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Josh O’Connor, as the outwardly brash but inwardly secretive and vulnerable David, makes his presence felt in every scene.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2025
The silhouette also features a pointed toe and inwardly angled low block heel evoking the classic cowboy boot shape.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
This might look like agreeing outwardly while disagreeing inwardly, taking blame just to end the tension or constantly monitoring other people’s moods to avoid triggering discomfort.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Josh O’Connor, as the outwardly brash but inwardly secretive and vulnerable David, makes his presence felt in every scene.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2025
The silhouette also features a pointed toe and inwardly angled low block heel evoking the classic cowboy boot shape.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inwardly
Adverb
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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This malware secretly collects usernames, passwords and website logins from infected devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The two professions are intimately linked, with both spies and explorers illuminating the unknown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Fresh Prince fans are intimately aware of, Hubert played Aunt Viv until she was replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid in season 4.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although not publicly traded, OpenAI’s long list of institutional backers have privately held shares in the startup.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The work has since been performed numerous times around the world, publicly and privately.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Inwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwardly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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