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Recent Examples of visibly
Judge Panici, visibly frustrated with Talley’s refusals to answer his questions, ordered Talley held in custody until then.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports that Kirk was seen to be visibly shaken by the incident, which comes seven months after her political activist husband, Charlie Kirk, was shot during an appearance at a Utah university.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Havertz looked utterly forlorn, visibly distressed to pick up yet another injury after a year decimated by two serious surgeries and long spells of rehabilitation.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Some of her hair is clipped on top, while some messy bangs fall forward over her eyes, which visibly have makeup smudges under them.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
The buildings, visibly crumbling in the salty environment of San Francisco Bay, needed major repairs.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, Meloni aligned herself more visibly with EU partners.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
What the Viral Videos Actually Show Some of the viral TikTok videos show eggs coming out of freezers visibly cracked before being sliced and cooked — the exact scenario the FDA warns against.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports that Kirk was seen to be visibly shaken by the incident, which comes seven months after her political activist husband, Charlie Kirk, was shot during an appearance at a Utah university.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Havertz looked utterly forlorn, visibly distressed to pick up yet another injury after a year decimated by two serious surgeries and long spells of rehabilitation.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Some of her hair is clipped on top, while some messy bangs fall forward over her eyes, which visibly have makeup smudges under them.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
The buildings, visibly crumbling in the salty environment of San Francisco Bay, needed major repairs.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, Meloni aligned herself more visibly with EU partners.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
What the Viral Videos Actually Show Some of the viral TikTok videos show eggs coming out of freezers visibly cracked before being sliced and cooked — the exact scenario the FDA warns against.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibly
Adverb
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Many of them are still outwardly gorgeous, soaring as tall as 100 feet with a canopies of 70 feet or more.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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
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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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Still, because of pressure both domestically and externally, some analysts say the different factions are more aligned now than before the war.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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And that making fairly big changes would be really challenging, not only internally at CBS, but externally for the audience.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 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
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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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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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“Visibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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