as in outwardly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally
Adverb
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There is perhaps no one with direct access to the president who has been as outwardly and vociferously racist and bigoted.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025 -
Other Hollywood stars have outwardly supported Zegler and her young career.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The White House briefing room was renovated that year, which is apparently when WHCA took over.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Their initial attempt wasn’t smooth—the airline first rescheduled their Munich flight to Zurich due to apparently low bookings, then canceled it altogether due to an engine issue.—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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For instance, Tyler Perry and his studios were supposedly on an advisory board, and they were described as pledging to promote the Dream.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The couple, however, continued to date on-and-off, seemingly resulting in the rekindling of their love.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On a song released last month, DDG seemingly vented about not being able to visit Halo.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The company has evidently been building toward this moment, with Lütke's memo serving as the official announcement that the transition period is over.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In August, de Moraes increased the financial penalties and implemented a nationwide ban on X. Musk briefly circumvented the ban through Starlink, which provides internet service to many Brazilians, but he was evidently rattled.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One meme showed a check for millions of dollars, ostensibly paid to Haddad by a criminal gang.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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And that’s while there’s ostensibly still a federal labor board to police these matters.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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