as in clearly
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Adverb
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This is clearly one of his best, if not riskiest screen outings, and the actor delivers.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025 -
Adele was clearly enjoying herself during NBC’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Now, the comedy about a very eccentric suburban dad (Robinson, obviously) having a little trouble making friends has its first trailer.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2025
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Who can use it T-Mobile Starlink is obviously available to T-Mobile customers, but the carrier said that Verizon and AT&T customers can also use it on their existing phones and without switching entirely to T-Mobile.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But Vought’s smile and the evidently apolitical nature of the 28 words posted on Facebook and X were anything but normal for progressive alums.—
Mason Laney,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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And Stone, who’s 81 now, evidently couldn’t be cajoled into comment.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The versatile Chestnut, 56, leads with intellect, charm and six-pack abs as Dr. John Watson, the beloved colleague of the apparently deceased Sherlock Holmes, in CBS' modern series.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Leslie Bibb is Kate, a Texas housewife apparently married to a tycoon.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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