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Recent Examples of visibly
McDaniel’s facial expressions were also notable, something play-by-play commentator Al Michaels even brought up on the broadcast in the fourth quarter when McDaniel looked visibly frustrated.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The canine, clearly confused, stared up, visibly bewildered and waiting patiently for the affection to finally land.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
One is visibly laden with a large amount of parcels or bundles.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Johnson has been visibly frustrated by his whistle early this season while acclimating to a new team.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The attendant, visibly shaken, quickly addressed passengers.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
At her own happening on her own turf, Hedda couldn’t be more visibly in command.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Amid the political deadlock, Democrats seem determined to close out the year as the party most visibly aligned against the NCAA.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the video, which was captured earlier this month, the children were seen with their schoolbags moving around the porch, with several appearing visibly shaken.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The canine, clearly confused, stared up, visibly bewildered and waiting patiently for the affection to finally land.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
One is visibly laden with a large amount of parcels or bundles.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Johnson has been visibly frustrated by his whistle early this season while acclimating to a new team.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The attendant, visibly shaken, quickly addressed passengers.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
At her own happening on her own turf, Hedda couldn’t be more visibly in command.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Amid the political deadlock, Democrats seem determined to close out the year as the party most visibly aligned against the NCAA.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the video, which was captured earlier this month, the children were seen with their schoolbags moving around the porch, with several appearing visibly shaken.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
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Clark helps individuals who are outwardly successful but might feel disconnected or stuck internally through stillness, breathwork, and innovative tools that can reconnect them with peace and purpose.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The district, meanwhile, has been outwardly supportive of a four-day week, with school board members citing teacher retention and student test score data as indicators of its early success.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Generally, what happens to the White House’s trash is secret—at least as of 2018, which was apparently the last time the federal government released any information on where Oval Office garbage goes.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Lollapalooza show, the group says, was apparently manifested by the guitarist Parkinson.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This offseason is seemingly going to be dominated by the top free agents on the market, including superstar Kyle Tucker.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But seemingly by sheer willpower, Meredith holds out her hand, which sends the liquid back in the opposite direction toward Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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American leaders should not hesitate to rein in Taiwan’s evidently reckless leader, perhaps with a private warning.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since the skirt was so evidently the outfit's statement piece, Biles simply paired it with a form-fitting, white long sleeve and white, knee-high boots.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While little has changed externally, the stately 19th-century building, which was a former hotel and department store, has undergone a radical redesign within.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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This is a year of work and construction both externally and internally.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After filming wrapped, someone who supposedly knew everything about the season contacted the women and said that Tamra had been leaking every detail about production.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new online encyclopedia, which suffered technical difficulties upon launch, uses xAI’s Grok large language model to pull information and supposedly prioritize objectivity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Inspired by executive producer and Kardashian’s real-life divorce attorney Laura Wasser (who is also rumored to have been the model for the Laura Dern character in Marriage Story), All’s Fair ostensibly means to explore how these women’s careers inform their personal lives, and vice versa.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The administration keeps portraying its actions as part of a counternarcotics operation—ostensibly the first such operation in history to require the use of an aircraft carrier.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Louisville would probably look quite different if the founder of Brown-Forman never became the first whiskey maker to bottle and seal his liquor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sports betting is probably as old as sports itself.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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