as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit
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Recent Examples of evidently
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.
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
But last year, wielding power was evidently a drag on leaders’ popularity, for reasons apparently not rooted in the specifics of the politics of their countries.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many Republicans evidently still believe Trump will reduce the annual inflation rate to zero.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Two top lawyers deeply involved in that scheme are no longer at the firm, which Trump is evidently trying to put out of business.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
But last year, wielding power was evidently a drag on leaders’ popularity, for reasons apparently not rooted in the specifics of the politics of their countries.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many Republicans evidently still believe Trump will reduce the annual inflation rate to zero.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Two top lawyers deeply involved in that scheme are no longer at the firm, which Trump is evidently trying to put out of business.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evidently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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My specialty, emergency medicine, had apparently not been in high demand here since the start of the ceasefire.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Much to his dismay, though, the Elimination Challenge is to create a tasting menu based on pickles — a food Tristen apparently loathes.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 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 result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Except that those same dollars are spent on labor and inputs necessary to produce whatever American good will supposedly be rendered more competitive by devaluation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Trump was ostensibly elected to bring down inflation.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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The hold was ostensibly put in place to allow time to review the permitting process.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The most immediate context for this comment is presumably both the backlash to Hogwarts Legacy and the ongoing backlash over Rowling’s views writ large regarding trans women being dangerous predators.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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