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Recent Examples of manifestly
What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
The reality is, that is not manifestly true.
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Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
This paternalistic screening is manifestly also a form of censorship, for censors are censors whether their motivations are noble or base.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Overall in tennis, including the four majors, prize money amounts to only around a quarter of the revenues generated at the tournaments, which the PTPA argues is manifestly unfair — compared to about 50 percent in some leading team sports.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Calling them weak is manifestly true, but not great diplomacy.
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Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Dec. 2025
This is most manifestly true for the Palestinian society in Gaza shattered by two years of war.
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Andrew P. Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2025
The same framework also imposes a duty to refuse orders that are manifestly unlawful—the kind any person of ordinary understanding would recognize as criminal.
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Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.
—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
The reality is, that is not manifestly true.
—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
This paternalistic screening is manifestly also a form of censorship, for censors are censors whether their motivations are noble or base.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Overall in tennis, including the four majors, prize money amounts to only around a quarter of the revenues generated at the tournaments, which the PTPA argues is manifestly unfair — compared to about 50 percent in some leading team sports.
—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Calling them weak is manifestly true, but not great diplomacy.
—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Dec. 2025
This is most manifestly true for the Palestinian society in Gaza shattered by two years of war.
—
Andrew P. Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2025
The same framework also imposes a duty to refuse orders that are manifestly unlawful—the kind any person of ordinary understanding would recognize as criminal.
—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestly
Adverb
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These episodes have been triggered by intense heat domes — stubborn areas of high pressure that lock hot air in place — and are clearly supercharged by global warming, experts say.
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Offensive players There are high expectations on junior running back Dylan Riley in 2026, and EA clearly agrees with his talent.
Adverb
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Most of those digging were civilians who took search efforts into their own hands, and tensions peaked over inadequate response from the Venezuelan government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the tragedy.
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Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy.
Adverb
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There are a lot of matches to look forward to, like QPR, Charlton, Watford and obviously, Millwall.
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Heavy rain was bad enough, but lightning in the area is, obviously, nothing to be trifled with.
Adverb
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Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
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The most significant development since Sharma came on board was the reversal of the patently ridiculous 50% price hike of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $20 to $30 a month.
Adverb
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The back-to-the-land aesthetic of peasant skirts, head scarves, and florals seems to seep into fashion at this time of year, but a distinctly folk vibe is now taking over interiors too.
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As American wine continues to evolve, the story is less about competing with Europe than about forging a distinctly American identity.
Adverb
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The software is called BAILA, short for Bayesian AI Learning Algorithm, and the firm behind the funds is named, plainly enough, Ai Funds, Inc.
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Speak plainly, then agree on a fair next step together.
Adverb
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Spielberg himself is palpably in the grip of its overwhelming emotional power, its combination of metaphysics and theatre.
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And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings.
Adverb
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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.
Cite this Entry
“Manifestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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