as in outwardly
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Recent Examples of visibly
The defense attorney's opening remarks were disrupted as Pino continued to visibly react, and the jurors left the courtroom, with opening statements resuming the following day.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Other videos show visibly terrified students streaming out of the school campus, some holding and embracing each other.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
That registration happens quickly, and seeing a visibly fit leader helps establish an aspirational, high-performing culture.
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Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Dalton Rushing, hitless and visibly frustrated most of the game, delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to help lift the Dodgers to a 6-5 walk-off win.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or professional if the babies are visibly injured, covered in flies, crying continuously for many hours, found next to a deceased mother, or remain unattended for an extended period without any sign of the adult returning.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
None of the scans was visibly skewed.
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David English,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Some stopped to peer down and snap pictures of the water itself — including sections of paint that had visibly peeled off — while others were more focused on getting a photo of the Washington Monument in the background.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Other videos show visibly terrified students streaming out of the school campus, some holding and embracing each other.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
That registration happens quickly, and seeing a visibly fit leader helps establish an aspirational, high-performing culture.
—
Julian Hayes Ii,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Dalton Rushing, hitless and visibly frustrated most of the game, delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to help lift the Dodgers to a 6-5 walk-off win.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or professional if the babies are visibly injured, covered in flies, crying continuously for many hours, found next to a deceased mother, or remain unattended for an extended period without any sign of the adult returning.
—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
None of the scans was visibly skewed.
—
David English,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Some stopped to peer down and snap pictures of the water itself — including sections of paint that had visibly peeled off — while others were more focused on getting a photo of the Washington Monument in the background.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
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His dad, Rick Brunson, a former player who now works as a Knicks assistant coach, seemed markedly more excited, at least outwardly, to be there.
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Other candidates, Othman said, were not as outwardly against Israel’s war with Hamas.
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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Even GOATs get butterflies, apparently.
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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That rough outing ultimately proved costly, but the Pirates evidently saw enough upside in Marte's arm to give him another chance.
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More importantly, Suzuka marked both the end and beginning of a chapter for the young team, which evidently had a lot of work to do before heading to the United States.
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In effect, markets will attempt to reconstruct externally the visibility that formal reporting once provided more systematically.
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Additionally, poor gut health may impair nutrient absorption and increase systemic inflammation, which Sahaya notes can manifest externally on the skin.
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Or means that any comments are supposedly hypocritical.
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But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March.
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While the point of the World Cup is ostensibly to crown a world champion, and the only way to do that is through knockout games that eliminate the rest of the field, the group games are the true joy of the tournament.
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An entertainment industry executive told the outlet that there will be a gathering of 100 or so people on July 2—ostensibly, the wedding ceremony itself.
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The stadium appeared to be about half-filled with Ecuadorian fans, probably because of the large contingent of Ecuador natives who live in the area.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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