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Recent Examples of visibly
After the lecture, the audience was visibly pensive.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The audio included crying, screaming and banging, prompting jurors to sob and appear visibly shaken.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Following the announcement, the four crew members shared one of their many group hugs on camera, before separating and visibly wiping tears.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The group was visibly overwhelmed by the ecstatic response from the crowd.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The audio included crying, screaming and banging, prompting jurors to sob and appear visibly shaken.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Following the announcement, the four crew members shared one of their many group hugs on camera, before separating and visibly wiping tears.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The group was visibly overwhelmed by the ecstatic response from the crowd.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
Adverb
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In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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If Anže Kopitar, the Kings’ leading scorer on both of their Cup runs and in franchise history, was understated and hesitant to embrace the spotlight, Quick was outwardly stoic and practically shunned attention.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers were connected, apparently having had time to adjust to the loss of their two leading scorers, LeBron James acting as a brilliant playmaker for scorching hot shooters like Kennard, who hit all five of his treys in scoring a career playoff-high 27 points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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By the second week of April, the musician had seemingly recovered and arrived in Atlanta on April 14 for a performance at the Fox Theatre.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Bucs’ seemingly endless quest for an edge rusher continues.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But because there was a change of possession, evidently the play wasn’t reviewable.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Back taxes evidently weren’t on his mind.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Create foundations both internally and externally.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Policymakers and international donors who want to respond effectively should resist the temptation to reach only for short-term, externally administered relief.—
Shobha Shetty,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Then, in Florida, a brawl broke out between the crews of Lil Tjay and Offset, supposedly over a gambling debt, which ended with Offset hospitalized with a bullet wound and Tjay doing a surreal post-jail interview that felt like a Real Housewives confessional.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For a play ostensibly about the huge broken thing that is America’s prison-industrial complex, The Fear of 13 spends little time thinking about larger systems, or even raging against the machine.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a satellite tower looking over the main field of Coachella, but now they were spooked.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Making the record even more impressive was the revelation in the post-competition weighing of Wilkins’ discus to verify the record that the implement was actually two ounces heavier than the required 4 pounds, 6 ounces weight, a fact that cost Wilkins additional inches, probably feet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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