as in clearly
in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer
From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news.
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Recent Examples of obviously
Though the running backs weren’t blameless, the root of the problem was obviously the offensive line, particularly the guard play.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
All of this has been made worse, obviously, by the pandemic school closures (to say nothing of the phone problem).
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Ballots are submitted entirely online, and Academy members are not required to see every best picture nominee before voting (but obviously, that’s encouraged).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Primarily, and rather obviously, since there’s no such code to share in the first place.
Removing reliance, in most cases at least, of Google users on their phone carrier for anti-abuse protections.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
All of this has been made worse, obviously, by the pandemic school closures (to say nothing of the phone problem).
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Ballots are submitted entirely online, and Academy members are not required to see every best picture nominee before voting (but obviously, that’s encouraged).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Primarily, and rather obviously, since there’s no such code to share in the first place.
Removing reliance, in most cases at least, of Google users on their phone carrier for anti-abuse protections.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obviously
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviously. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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