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Recent Examples of manifestly
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.
—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
Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.
—CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
To address this, a lottery system for applicants was put in place, which critics say is manifestly inefficient.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Never mind that the consensus that the United States should have low taxes and stable money—the consensus of the economically prodigious nineteenth century—was manifestly shot to smithereens by the unbelievable policy developments of 1929-33.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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
Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.
—CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
To address this, a lottery system for applicants was put in place, which critics say is manifestly inefficient.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Never mind that the consensus that the United States should have low taxes and stable money—the consensus of the economically prodigious nineteenth century—was manifestly shot to smithereens by the unbelievable policy developments of 1929-33.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestly
Adverb
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Its simplicity was profound, and clearly the result of hours of labor and design.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Big Think helps people see the world more clearly.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her appearance at the show was evidently a surprise, according to archival news footage from AP.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Shrinking season 3 on Apple TV (new episodes continue airing into early April), and obviously, the Winter Olympics on NBC, Peacock, USA, and more.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Being subsonic, this missile is obviously relatively slow compared to other missiles of its kind.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Think about how patently absurd that position is.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
21 Dec. 2025
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But service members are allowed to disobey unlawful orders—and they could even be prosecuted for carrying out patently unlawful orders, such as war crimes.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
25 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Anne-Sofie Madsen took winter footwear in a distinctly subversive direction, collaborating with Ugg on spiky, clawed variations of its classic boot.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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Life here feels distinctly Spanish, offering modern conveniences, a sunny climate, historic charm, and easy access to beaches… without the crowds, fast pace, or higher costs often found in major tourist destinations.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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No, Adi kept saying, no, trying but plainly failing to explain the distinction between a government and a multinational nonprofit foundation.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That city, vibrant, westernized yet steeped in tradition was so palpably eager to grow alongside the modern world.—
Maryam Lieberman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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That sentiment is applicable to the film itself, as its now elderly subjects discover — and are palpably moved by — the extent to which their boycott has resonated with Chilean families for over four decades.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The man outside the van apparently took a spill and fell unconscious, though cops are still investigating what happened, police sources said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Many giant oaks, conifers, sycamore and eucalyptus towered over empty, broken lots, apparently unscathed.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Manifestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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