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Officials stated that while the victim had long been classified as male, evidence suggests the individual may have presented outwardly as female and is believed to have died in 2006.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Rivers is one of many high-profile NBA figures who have been outwardly critical of Trump, joining fellow coaches Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Jenny lives on a corner lot in Port Hope, in a modest white cottage with Victorian trim which outwardly resembles her mother’s house in Clinton.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to sweet, weak Don, there’s Suzanne (Jessica Hecht, like Irwin, an actor who’s perfected idiosyncrasy as performance style), a middle-age longtime Berkeley resident, most likely rich but outwardly maintaining the vaguely hippiesh appearance and demeanor of her younger self.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Rivers is one of many high-profile NBA figures who have been outwardly critical of Trump, joining fellow coaches Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Jenny lives on a corner lot in Port Hope, in a modest white cottage with Victorian trim which outwardly resembles her mother’s house in Clinton.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to sweet, weak Don, there’s Suzanne (Jessica Hecht, like Irwin, an actor who’s perfected idiosyncrasy as performance style), a middle-age longtime Berkeley resident, most likely rich but outwardly maintaining the vaguely hippiesh appearance and demeanor of her younger self.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
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On July 22, 2024, photos began circulating from the set that showed Carrie, Aidan, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, Harry, Anthony, and Giuseppe all seemingly attending a funeral.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
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The gold coloring on the leaves can be striking and offers a nice splash of color on the seemingly endless sea of green that comprises the rest of the low-maintenance houseplant category.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence Shake Hands During First Interaction in Nearly 4 Years Pence also addressed his wife Karen, 68, apparently staring straight ahead and declining to acknowledge Trump and Melania in a seemingly tense moment that was caught on tape.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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In their five years of knowing each other, this is the first time that Johnny Mac has been invited over to Thadeus’s apartment—though that, apparently, had not been enough to move Thadeus’s housekeeping hand.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The old ayatollah’s project has evidently run aground—and Iran’s pragmatists have fresh wind in their sails.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Many were left in tears by what De La Rosa chose to pack, as some of the items evidently have sentimental value.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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December ostensibly marked a return to a more stable labor market after Southeast hurricanes and worker strikes hammered employment totals in October, leading to higher-than-normal payroll gains the following month.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Firing Daboll would have ripped down the supposedly collaborative curtain behind the Wizard of Oz.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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This 21-feet-high wire mesh art installation has an eerie vibe, reflecting the hundreds-year-old legend of a ghost schooner that’s supposedly been seen floating in the strait separating Nova Scotia from Prince Edward Island.Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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