as in apparently
to all outward appearances
a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib
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Recent Examples of seemingly
She's stricken with a mysterious disease that forces her to be fed through a tube, and Linda goes to battle regularly with her doctors who are seemingly unable to help.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The 34-second clip shows a seemingly small vessel in the water soon engulfed in flames after the airstrike.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Crockett previously reposted his statement, seemingly agreeing with it.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When Kelce started dating pop star and his now-fiancée, Taylor Swift, in 2023, Nicole notably came under scrutiny for seemingly unfollowing one of Kelce’s teammates on Instagram and recently for making a sly response to a new Swift track that appears to reference her previous romance with Kelce.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The 34-second clip shows a seemingly small vessel in the water soon engulfed in flames after the airstrike.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Crockett previously reposted his statement, seemingly agreeing with it.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When Kelce started dating pop star and his now-fiancée, Taylor Swift, in 2023, Nicole notably came under scrutiny for seemingly unfollowing one of Kelce’s teammates on Instagram and recently for making a sly response to a new Swift track that appears to reference her previous romance with Kelce.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
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Swift reportedly spends much of her downtime baking and creating loaves to share with friends, family, and, apparently, late-night hosts.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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The shock came not just from the announcement itself but from the secrecy surrounding Jane’s relationship — apparently, no one in the family, not even their parents, had known about Aaron.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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An initial headline-grabbing allegation has to do with why Sean Preston and Jayden James were supposedly wary of being around their mother.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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With many scrambling for any information regarding the late crooner’s private cancer battle, a false statement surfaced that was supposedly from Archer.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The country’s leaders, ostensibly engineers, got their calculations disastrously wrong and built too much of everything, including high-speed rail.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Republican who ostensibly champions liberty but justifies authoritarian impulses from the White House.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tellingly, Yu’s other pup kept a distance throughout, evidently aware that whatever Lily was up to was ill-advised.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pay-per-view will dominate British television coverage of football Pay-per-view television was all the rage at the turn of the century, and was evidently proving successful in boxing.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Overall, training is probably more important than selective recruitment, although recruitment can be necessary for specialists with specific areas of expertise.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The status of Brooke’s book will probably never be resolved officially.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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At a missile-defense base in Fort Greely, Alaska, Major Daniel Gonzalez (Anthony Ramos) steps outside for a tense phone call, presumably with his significant other.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fans also get a look at the two, presumably backstage, sharing a laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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