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Recent Examples of visibly
Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Videos on social media show Kirk speaking to a large crowd as a gunshot is heard in the distance and Kirk is visibly impacted.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
During that news conference, Al-Thani was visibly angry.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Exam tables were visibly dirty.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Maranian, Van Holt’s successor, was visibly moved and said being recognized alongside her mentor was deeply meaningful.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In her third ensemble of the night, when accepting the best pop artist award, Grande was visibly nervous about taking the best pop artist trophy.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Garfield was visibly amused and turned in his seat, physically and metaphorically giving his costars the floor to answer, while Roberts and Edebiri gave Polidoro confused glances.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2 and Santo Versace also paid their respects on Sunday, all visibly moved.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Videos on social media show Kirk speaking to a large crowd as a gunshot is heard in the distance and Kirk is visibly impacted.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
During that news conference, Al-Thani was visibly angry.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Exam tables were visibly dirty.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Maranian, Van Holt’s successor, was visibly moved and said being recognized alongside her mentor was deeply meaningful.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In her third ensemble of the night, when accepting the best pop artist award, Grande was visibly nervous about taking the best pop artist trophy.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Garfield was visibly amused and turned in his seat, physically and metaphorically giving his costars the floor to answer, while Roberts and Edebiri gave Polidoro confused glances.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2 and Santo Versace also paid their respects on Sunday, all visibly moved.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
Adverb
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While outwardly similar to the baseline J-20, subtle modifications hint at significant improvements.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite that, de Moraes has remained outwardly unfazed.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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You guys are apparently playing one more concert.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the case might be, there’s clearly at least one contingent in King Charles’ inner circle, which apparently includes Prince William, that would love for this Harry meeting to be a one-and-done.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Conservatives have upheld private enterprise through two seemingly contradictory but complementary strategies.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a beauty world full of seemingly endless options, RoC’s Retinol Correxion Anti-Aging Night Serum is tested, loved by many, and won’t cost you a pretty penny.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those watching on social media evidently agreed, with the clip earning over 120,000 views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So this book is born from my deep listening at the moment when everything was changing, internally and externally.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Transparency works both ways—externally and internally.—
Rachel Lyubovitzky,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The meeting was arranged at the last minute, in part because Harry was supposedly nervous about leaks, Griffiths also said.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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These creations are supposedly already out in the wild.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Polidori, ostensibly joining the party as a private physician, had been secretly hired by a publishing house to write a tell-all about Byron.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Premium trims gain ventilated front seats, and the gear selector migrates to the steering column, ostensibly to free up cabin space.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That probably caught Giants fans off guard, but inside the Colts’ building?—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those guys are minutes from each other, probably seeing each other on a weekly, daily basis.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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