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
Both were apparently among thousands of political asylum aspirants who entered the United States from Mexico legally via an immigration process scrapped by the Trump administration.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
But with players like Donaldson, Goldin and others who seem adept at meeting the moment, being on the brink is apparently right where Michigan likes it.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The reason for the failure was apparently the team's belief that the cameras would come fitted with SD cards supplied by the FIA.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Khalil is a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident of the United States who was detained by Homeland Security, apparently for his prominent roles in protests at Columbia against Israel's war in Gaza.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
But with players like Donaldson, Goldin and others who seem adept at meeting the moment, being on the brink is apparently right where Michigan likes it.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The reason for the failure was apparently the team's belief that the cameras would come fitted with SD cards supplied by the FIA.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Khalil is a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident of the United States who was detained by Homeland Security, apparently for his prominent roles in protests at Columbia against Israel's war in Gaza.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
Adverb
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The ongoing, seemingly relentless AI integration, has introduced a subtle but significant risk: agency decay.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Edwards missed the second frame after exiting the floor with a towel pressed against his face after seemingly getting poked in the eye.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live and the man most single-handedly responsible for O’Brien’s stardom, supposedly hated it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Promoting Tsunoda to the main squad seemed an obvious fix to the Perez problem, but Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko evidently believed otherwise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
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But last year, wielding power was evidently a drag on leaders’ popularity, for reasons apparently not rooted in the specifics of the politics of their countries.—
Moisés Naím,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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There will even be an argument for the Giants to thread the needle and trade a veteran starter to make room for a younger one, while still ostensibly contending and adding on the offensive side.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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This week’s episode of ABC’s The Rookie — an homage of sorts to the movie Speed — was ostensibly about the hijacking of a city bus by bomb-toting baddies seeking a kajillion-dollar ransom.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But ‘George & Tammy’ had been a hit, and Showtime had presumably profited handsomely from Georgette’s breach.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Brave engine under the hood has implications for individuals, organizations, or companies that might want to block Claude from accessing their sites since, presumably, Brave's web crawler is doing the web indexing.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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On Tuesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the dismantling of USAID probably violated the U.S. Constitution and blocked further cuts, but stopped short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency.—
David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Oh, for sure, my parents probably immediately, but my whole family is involved in music for the most part.—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The rain will be slow to clear through the Northeast, likely lingering along the coast until early to mid-afternoon on Monday.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Maroon will likely return to live in St. Louis after his career.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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