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Recent Examples of self-evidently
Scapegoating everyone of similar background as a criminal should be self-evidently wrong to any rational person.
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Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-evidently
Adverb
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What emerged was a series of intricate, heady features whose ideas often came through more clearly than their sentiments.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The mustache required fewer pixels to animate than a mouth, and the overalls helped clearly define Mario’s movements.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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My freshman year, obviously things didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but that’s how life goes.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2026
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Joe Kent obviously never should have been confirmed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The myth of the lone, innate genius—aside from being patently untrue—does nothing to aid Austen here, who has long been justly studied and celebrated for her innumerable merits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The idea that Golden State should have blown up its offensive identity to accommodate Kuminga is patently absurd.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The reality is, that is not manifestly true.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Many people pointed out how beautiful Jess is, how manifestly attractive, how good, how fun, how kind.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Tanker trucks were hijacked and found later, empty, their liquid-gold cargo evidently disgorged into some gas station’s underground tanks.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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What could have been just a mimicry of, say, Edward Norton in American History X becomes something distinctly pitiable and unnerving on its own terms, and Gosling chased the heights of this tormented-20-something performance for a long time, up until the next film on our list.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Known for its Western roots, respected arts scene and famously friendly welcome, the city offers a distinctly Texas experience that feels both relaxed and cultural.—
Taylor Haught,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As the audience soon learns, Grace, a middle school science teacher, was apparently sent on a mission to save the sun from dying.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
22 Mar. 2026
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Both Strong and Smith made mandatory half-court shots, Strong apparently on the first take.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Both her grief and numbness are palpably captured by De Pue’s camera.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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His villains were flamboyant, but Bruce was mournful, reluctant — no onscreen superhero has more palpably wrestled with not wanting to be a superhero.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Self-evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-evidently. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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