as in clearly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly
Adverb
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That this all sounds a bit out of time and space is obviously a good hook, and clearly by design.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025 -
So, recent history is clearly not an indication of future performance.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Beyond 2x zoom, the sharpening begins to look more obviously artificial.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Certain things were, but how they were executed was obviously a different matter because there’s a whole bunch of different ways that things like that can be done.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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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“Distinctly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinctly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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