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Recent Examples of visibly
Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
The sound bath and a chiming bell provide a resonant echo in which attendees visibly relax, most with their eyes closed.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The Navy has already tested the waters in the strait, by very visibly sending two destroyers through the chokepoint last month despite warnings from the IRGC.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The inmate looked visibly frustrated as officers surrounded the package and quickly ran back into the cafeteria, the captain said.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Still, compared with prior years, lines moved faster and the crowds were visibly lighter.
—Yun Li,alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Though attendees are visibly upset, there is no open casket, eulogy or any harping on grief.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Those children hadn’t seemed frightened to me, not visibly anyway.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
The sound bath and a chiming bell provide a resonant echo in which attendees visibly relax, most with their eyes closed.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The Navy has already tested the waters in the strait, by very visibly sending two destroyers through the chokepoint last month despite warnings from the IRGC.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The inmate looked visibly frustrated as officers surrounded the package and quickly ran back into the cafeteria, the captain said.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Still, compared with prior years, lines moved faster and the crowds were visibly lighter.
—Yun Li,alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Though attendees are visibly upset, there is no open casket, eulogy or any harping on grief.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Those children hadn’t seemed frightened to me, not visibly anyway.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
Adverb
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Nobody associated with mid-major conferences outwardly roots for their representatives to be placed in First Four play-in games.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Film critic Courtney Howard shared one of the few outwardly negative reactions to the movie in the initial round of social media reactions.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That, apparently, was a club rule.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Ben Williamson then lined a ball that third baseman Matt Chapman apparently caught just above turf level.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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She's joined by her costars Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci (though Meryl Streep is seemingly skipping the event).—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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The apparent targeting and firing of immigration court judges nationwide, seemingly over rulings that go against the administration’s deportation priorities, have drawn widespread news coverage in recent days and shined an intense spotlight on the role of the immigration courts.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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Back in court as Pekara spoke, a police officer reached out to put her hand on the shoulder of a young man seated in one of the front rows, evidently a family member of one of the two officers.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Depending on how Staios views his defence, there could be room to add — internally or externally.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The episode underscores mounting concerns around information sovereignty, particularly when connectivity can be switched on externally without formal government approval.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Musk refused, then appeared to grow threatening enough that the court may allow Brockman to testify on the message as evidence supposedly revealing Musk’s true motives for pursuing the litigation.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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The tax, which would target billionaires with a 5% levy on their net worth, is supposedly a means to bring funding back to healthcare, public education, and food assistance programs intended for middle-class and low-income Californians.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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The scene is a still, ostensibly a screenshot of a TikTok clip.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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While Jokic declined a three-year, $207 million extension last summer, that decision ostensibly was due to the ability to get a larger extension this summer, one that could be worth $293 million over four seasons (for a moment allow that to marinate).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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At this year's event, held at Pura Padel, Holland participated with other BERO higher-ups in a friendly tournament of padel, a racquet sport that's probably best described as a combination of squash and tennis.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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