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
These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2026
Knight seemingly turned heel and hit a UFO Splash on Allin as he was tied down on the stretcher.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
One name outside the NHL reverberates through seemingly every pro coaching search, and that is the University of Denver’s David Carle.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Likely an homage to her son Jack Blue Bieber, Bieber painted blue ovals over her yellow nails, seemingly unfussed over keeping them uniform in size and shape.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2026
Knight seemingly turned heel and hit a UFO Splash on Allin as he was tied down on the stretcher.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
One name outside the NHL reverberates through seemingly every pro coaching search, and that is the University of Denver’s David Carle.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Likely an homage to her son Jack Blue Bieber, Bieber painted blue ovals over her yellow nails, seemingly unfussed over keeping them uniform in size and shape.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
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Secret Service officers returned gunfire, wounding the suspect, the sources said, and a bystander was also apparently injured.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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And now, his sons are apparently selling drones to the Air Force.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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From starting the season as a rank outsider within Emery’s plans, Buendia transformed into a player who would feature in 54 matches and score the second goal of Villa’s Europa League final victory in Istanbul with a wonderful, supposedly weak-footed, whipped finish from outside the box.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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But instead there was a hefty stack of driver’s licenses in there, including Angel’s (Priscilla Delgado), Rue’s love interest who’d supposedly ran off from rehab.—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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May 22 is ostensibly the last date to sign up online, so don’t dally.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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Global disaster shadowed this year’s Witten Days for New Chamber Music, an ostensibly insular contemporary-music festival that takes place each spring in the Ruhr Valley, in Germany.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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In surveillance video obtained by CNN Brasil, Fernandes can be seen being taken out of a car in front of the clinic, evidently unconscious and in a wheelchair.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The show's plot revolves around tropes that are intentionally comforting and formulaic—fake dating, jock meets girl next door, and opposites attract—and evidently, the styling follows suit.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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Sánchez owns the longest scoreless streak in Phillies history — since at least 1893, when the current mound distance was set — and probably even before that.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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This is another issue where rapid technology innovation has probably hurt math instruction.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Yet another compared the look to Van Gogh, while others were more than ready to take Bieber up on her presumably sarcastic offer to accept appointments.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
25 May 2026
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Game 3 was no exception, and as hopes of a win slipped away, Kelce shielded his face with his cap and shut his eyes, presumably trying to dream his way out of the situation.—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
25 May 2026
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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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