as in apparently
to all outward appearances
a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib
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Recent Examples of seemingly
Current political events offer a seemingly endless procession of cruelties worth avenging.
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Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Taylor Swift has taken a new legal step seemingly aimed at protecting her identity in the age of AI — following in the footsteps of actor Matthew McConaughey.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Few buyers Despite seemingly noteworthy discounts, there’s a long-term slump in condo sales.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
This time, instead of new music, Swift’s legal team filed three new trademarks, seemingly to protect her from AI re-creations.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Taylor Swift has taken a new legal step seemingly aimed at protecting her identity in the age of AI — following in the footsteps of actor Matthew McConaughey.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Few buyers Despite seemingly noteworthy discounts, there’s a long-term slump in condo sales.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
This time, instead of new music, Swift’s legal team filed three new trademarks, seemingly to protect her from AI re-creations.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
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The writings sent to family members apparently did not specifically mention the White House Correspondents' Dinner.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two protesters briefly took over a small red carpet where guests were lined up to take professional photos; Times reporters saw a third woman dressed in a formal gown and shouting protest slogans being escorted out by security guards after apparently having entered the event.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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