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
Winters, who is entering the final year of his contract, apparently became expendable after the Niners brought back Dre Greenlaw in free agency.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
So even a creature as apparently simple as a mollusk still has a lot to teach us about how to build our world.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
While drought preparedness remains essential, an overreliance on the mislabeled and apparently inflated USDM categorizations has led to unnecessary water restrictions and missed opportunities to invest in long-term water resilience.
—Edward Ring, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In the ‘90s, the family signed a settlement that prohibits the dramatization of their story, something the Jackson estate apparently forgot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
So even a creature as apparently simple as a mollusk still has a lot to teach us about how to build our world.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
While drought preparedness remains essential, an overreliance on the mislabeled and apparently inflated USDM categorizations has led to unnecessary water restrictions and missed opportunities to invest in long-term water resilience.
—Edward Ring, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In the ‘90s, the family signed a settlement that prohibits the dramatization of their story, something the Jackson estate apparently forgot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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That worked in Game 3, but Minnesota showed much better discipline in Game 4, seemingly having learned its lesson.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Put water under pressure, though, and its shape can compress and overlap in a seemingly endless bounty of possible patterns.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That move, which came late in the litigation, seemingly underscored to jurors that, of the two billionaires, Musk is supposedly the one most committed to AI safety and AI as a public good.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Melillo says his first contact was with a woman who identified herself as attorney Victoria Hernández, who supposedly reviewed his case.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Back in court as Pekara spoke, a police officer reached out to put her hand on the shoulder of a young man seated in one of the front rows, evidently a family member of one of the two officers.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While the investigation was ostensibly about cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, many observers, including Tillis, considered that pretext.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time Anthropic has received investment from Google, even though Google is ostensibly competing with Anthropic over AI models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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However, with Stanton presumably vacating the DH spot, the switch-hitting, defensively-subpar Domínguez, who is better from the left side, can help the Bombers against a string of right-handed starting pitchers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Defenceman Kaiden Guhle took a big breath when asked about it, presumably to gather himself before answering.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At this year's event, held at Pura Padel, Holland participated with other BERO higher-ups in a friendly tournament of padel, a racquet sport that's probably best described as a combination of squash and tennis.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Parsons had 12½ sacks in 14 games last year before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that ended his 2025 season prematurely and likely will prevent him from being available for the start of the next season.—
Steve Megargee,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Casey was a left tackle at Boise State and chose to give up his final year of college eligibility to pursue the NFL, where teams likely view him as a guard.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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