as in clearly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patently
Adverb
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Timothy is clearly trying to reconcile himself with all the suicidal thoughts he’s been having.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
So the team is clearly still hoping the four-time MVP will choose them.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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It’s guarded, obviously, within in an inch of all lives involved.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The actual world is, obviously, imperfect, as are all of us.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
31 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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Many Republicans evidently still believe Trump will reduce the annual inflation rate to zero.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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He was apparently seen purchasing two bags of cement, a construction bucket, a box of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray and insect repellent with cash at a nearby Home Depot.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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While the company plans to focus on growing its market share, specifically increasing its 10% share of the $10 billion bridal jewelry market and mid-single-digit share of the over $50 billion fashion jewelry market, Signet apparently couldn’t do that in 2024.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Patently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patently. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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