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Recent Examples of manifestly
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.
—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.
—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
Ellen’s head is a manifestly miserable place to spend time even before she’s injured while working on The Baroness, a macabre occult film made by a gay Jewish man in the twilight of the Weimar Republic and rescued from the secret collection of a dead Nazi.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Ellen’s head is a manifestly miserable place to spend time even before she’s injured while working on The Baroness, a macabre occult film made by a gay Jewish man in the twilight of the Weimar Republic and rescued from the secret collection of a dead Nazi.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestly
Adverb
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Republicans clearly have more easy opportunities to draw friendly districts going forward.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The strongest bond is the one that knows how to meet you clearly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Far From the Tree, evidently likes to keep her dad active.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Plus, evidently there is no crime or corruption problem in Florida so Uthmeier has lots of free time to meddle in how sports leagues dare align on the side of equal opportunity.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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But the day’s picks are less hyped and contribute to the team less immediately and obviously, so there was a bit less excitement.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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That was obviously not the case in this Game 6.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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That's patently false and not supported by a shred of evidence.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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PooCrave sprung to life five years later, and with its PopCrave-esque logo tweets out PopCrave-esque announcements that are patently false.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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What is striking about this moment is that America is not merely acknowledging the Jewish roots of some of its values historically, but openly turning again to a distinctly Jewish practice as a possible source of wisdom for the present.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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For a long time, Juneteenth existed as a distinctly Black American holiday — carried through family cookouts, church gatherings, parades, music, red drinks, and community tradition long before it became federally recognized.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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To put it plainly, there is no foreboding El Niño cloud that will appear above your house, and many random weather events will still occur that have few, if any, tangible links to the weather phenomenon.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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To put it plainly, your people are not the bottleneck.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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There’s no excuse for a lot of Kyle’s behavior, but he’s palpably hurt.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The ham, apparently, is not the only thing worth exporting from that region.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Though, there is no archival footage of Moulin’s bloody crucible, and Nemes apparently had some interest in filming that.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Manifestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestly. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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