as in seemingly
to all outward appearances
apparently, the kids didn't know the cake was for the potluck, since they helped themselves to it
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Recent Examples of apparently
Two days later, a new satellite image of the area showed the vehicles were apparently buried.
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Forte immediately loved the idea and the pair were apparently excited about it.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The dramatic scenes came after Friday’s practice session had seen four red flags, two of which were due to trackside fires, apparently caused by sparks from the cars’ skid blocks landing on the dry grass.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
While the company plans to focus on growing its market share, specifically increasing its 10% share of the $10 billion bridal jewelry market and mid-single-digit share of the over $50 billion fashion jewelry market, Signet apparently couldn’t do that in 2024.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Forte immediately loved the idea and the pair were apparently excited about it.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The dramatic scenes came after Friday’s practice session had seen four red flags, two of which were due to trackside fires, apparently caused by sparks from the cars’ skid blocks landing on the dry grass.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
While the company plans to focus on growing its market share, specifically increasing its 10% share of the $10 billion bridal jewelry market and mid-single-digit share of the over $50 billion fashion jewelry market, Signet apparently couldn’t do that in 2024.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
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The couple, however, continued to date on-and-off, seemingly resulting in the rekindling of their love.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On a song released last month, DDG seemingly vented about not being able to visit Halo.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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President Trump has cited this supposedly inexplicable trend.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The company has evidently been building toward this moment, with Lütke's memo serving as the official announcement that the transition period is over.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In August, de Moraes increased the financial penalties and implemented a nationwide ban on X. Musk briefly circumvented the ban through Starlink, which provides internet service to many Brazilians, but he was evidently rattled.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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One meme showed a check for millions of dollars, ostensibly paid to Haddad by a criminal gang.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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And that’s while there’s ostensibly still a federal labor board to police these matters.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The institution presumably doesn’t want to see the loss of jobs, infrastructure and capabilities such as any training programs or centers supported by the grant.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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That worthy goal has been raised like a hardy perennial at least since the birth of our nation, when presumably it was calculated with quill pens.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Many of the researchers seem pretty sure that the next generation of A.I. systems, which are probably due later this year or early next, will be decisive.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, probably none of them run Hollywood studios.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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So, the best bet will likely be discount offers on new machines as retailers recycle the hardware for you.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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It is believed that he then was likely bitten by one or more dogs shortly after he was last seen, per the outlet.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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