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Recent Examples of outwardly
While primarily measured in his actions, Cromwell is outwardly exhausted.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the teachers union in recent weeks has outwardly supported the borrowing scenarios proposed by Johnson’s aides.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
But at least outwardly, China doesn’t appear overly concerned about the impact of the new tariffs or in a rush to placate Trump to stave off more.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
This was a more outwardly liberal family from the West Coast, whereas the Ratcliffs are southern and conservative.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the teachers union in recent weeks has outwardly supported the borrowing scenarios proposed by Johnson’s aides.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
But at least outwardly, China doesn’t appear overly concerned about the impact of the new tariffs or in a rush to placate Trump to stave off more.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
This was a more outwardly liberal family from the West Coast, whereas the Ratcliffs are southern and conservative.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
Adverb
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Doncic was traded seemingly at the peak of his career, which made the trade even more shocking and inexplicable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Will Poulter has never been afraid to get rough on screen and the same apparently applies to his work process as well.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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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
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
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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President Trump has cited this supposedly inexplicable trend.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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