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Recent Examples of visibly
The coach is swigging from a beer bottle, visibly drunk even from across a hockey rink, and roundly berating his players.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Now 41, Zuckerberg’s communication skills have in fact visibly evolved.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
After Quinonez clanked a third 3-point jump shot in three minutes off the rim late in the first quarter against 16-seed Texas -San Antonio, a visibly irritated Geno Auriemma immediately turned and pulled sophomore guard Allie Ziebell off the bench to replace her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Despite audible boos in the theater and the third winner Mark Sonnenblick visibly protesting the play off, the broadcast moved forward to a commercial break, and the lights on stage were cut, forcing the three off stage.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Made to visibly improve horizontal lines on the neck and loss of definition along the jawline, commonly known as Tech Neck.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Since using this every morning and night, my teeth have been much less sensitive and visibly whiter.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
But, as the evening progressed, the editor’s mood visibly brightened.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
At just $20, this gel-cream hybrid is formulated with super hyaluronic acid, collagen, and ceramides—a trifecta of ingredients known for deeply hydrating and visibly firming the skin.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Now 41, Zuckerberg’s communication skills have in fact visibly evolved.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
After Quinonez clanked a third 3-point jump shot in three minutes off the rim late in the first quarter against 16-seed Texas -San Antonio, a visibly irritated Geno Auriemma immediately turned and pulled sophomore guard Allie Ziebell off the bench to replace her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Despite audible boos in the theater and the third winner Mark Sonnenblick visibly protesting the play off, the broadcast moved forward to a commercial break, and the lights on stage were cut, forcing the three off stage.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Made to visibly improve horizontal lines on the neck and loss of definition along the jawline, commonly known as Tech Neck.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Since using this every morning and night, my teeth have been much less sensitive and visibly whiter.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
But, as the evening progressed, the editor’s mood visibly brightened.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
At just $20, this gel-cream hybrid is formulated with super hyaluronic acid, collagen, and ceramides—a trifecta of ingredients known for deeply hydrating and visibly firming the skin.
—Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
Adverb
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Progress on big-ticket issues — stadium, a new training ground — continues, but at a glacial pace (at least outwardly).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mann might have argued that there is not only a moral but also an artistic virtue in being outwardly boring and banal.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 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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Despite playing major minutes over the past week, Adebayo at one point in the first half turned to Spoelstra seemingly displeased with being subbed out.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iowa twice missed the front ends of one-and-ones as Florida seemingly gained control the game.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 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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So pressure against Hezbollah was growing internally and externally, and the government did things that were not well enough appreciated.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ben Taleblu warned that the regime may also escalate tensions externally as a survival strategy.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Their supposedly clever leaders have fallen, one after another, to American and Israeli bullets and bombs.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Because lawsuits against Monsanto—the former owner of Roundup, which Bayer acquired for $63 billion in 2018—revealed emails that show the company’s scientists secretly helped conceive and write the supposedly independent study.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That forces the Padres to choose, ostensibly, between France and Jose Miranda by Saturday.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hungary’s leader blocked a $104 billion EU loan to Kyiv, ostensibly over repairs to an oil pipeline in Ukraine but which critics characterized as political grandstanding ahead of a tight election at home next month.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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There was recognition by probably everyone at Davos, commercial and government, that quantum security is not just a nice to have.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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If fans had been told before Thursday's game that Texas A&M basketball would score 24 points less than its season average, many probably would have thought its trip to the NCAA Tournament would be brief.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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