as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit
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Recent Examples of evidently
Those four are evidently Flick’s favourites, but Barca have a wealth of other options, not least Frenkie de Jong.
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Sasaki was evidently under no illusions about the challenge lying before him in the majors.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
That track record evidently wasn’t enough to sway Sasaki to sign with the Cubs.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Sasaki was evidently under no illusions about the challenge lying before him in the majors.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
That track record evidently wasn’t enough to sway Sasaki to sign with the Cubs.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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But during Super Bowl LIX, and with President Donald Trump apparently planning to attend on Sunday, the NFL might be making another kind of statement on the Caesars Superdome field itself.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Christy Merrick, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Siri needs a facelift Apple has apparently been riding the do-nothing train for 14 years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While there are some situation-specific factors that have colored the past couple of seasons, like Swift's pop-cultural presence and seemingly every commercial break featuring K.C., there's also a general human impulse to support the underdog, even if that may seem counterproductive.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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For Bulls fans seemingly stuck in a time loop, not so much.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Brügger, who’s made a specialty of exposing corruption, human rights, and law-violating kingpins, sees an opportunity to question the myth of Denmark as the least corrupt country in the world, a welfare state supposedly built on trust.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sociologists have been perplexed at the scale and stubbornness of the decline in fertility, which does not appear to be materially impacted by various governments' attempts to intervene with supposedly birth-inducing policies like tax credits.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While many lawmakers cited ethical or moral concerns, others focused on the practical implications of Trump’s proposal, which would ostensibly force the American military to occupy one of the world’s ugliest flashpoints.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Are the dangers of ostensibly nonpartisan technology really so great?—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Combined with the roller attachment that kneads bread more gently, this takes a considerable amount of stress off of the motor—which is probably one of the reasons why the Assistent has a 7-year warranty.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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My answer is probably not, but certain aspects of your role might evolve.—
Morgan Smith,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, the animal refuses to move and remains on the spot with its mouth wide open, until another man, presumably a resident, comes with a broom and starts shoving the crocodile, who then reluctantly begins to move.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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So the final draft tally on the Fox trade for the Kings will presumably be five seconds and two firsts (San Antonio’s 2027 first and Minnesota’s 2031 first).—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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