as in clearly
in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer
From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news.
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Recent Examples of obviously
Something is obviously in need of re-evaluation in New Haven.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
And obviously, that translates to dollars.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
So the recipe for that is obviously hold teams under 120, 115.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Super Bowl was obviously huge.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
And obviously, that translates to dollars.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
So the recipe for that is obviously hold teams under 120, 115.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The Super Bowl was obviously huge.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for obviously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obviously
Adverb
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Mark scored 29 for the Longhorns, grimacing and clearly in pain limping on his injured leg through the closing minutes when the sixth-year senior’s team needed him most.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Documents reviewed by the Miami Herald show that only a portion of the funds handled through TourProdEnter can be clearly tied to legitimate AFA expenses.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The courtroom was visibly divided, with dozens of the father’s supporters on one side, and dozens of the son’s friends and former classmates on the other.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The legs on both sides of the field were visibly heavy from the 60th minute on, while the Denver faithful of 63,004 pined for a goal.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviously. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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