as in apparently
to all outward appearances
a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib
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Recent Examples of seemingly
The screen powered on, displaying a handsome young man wearing a button-down shirt, seemingly sitting in a home office.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The couple has three daughters, one grandchild (and another on the way), and based on the video captured by a fan, seemingly a lot to celebrate with each other.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
With threats to higher education seemingly everywhere, institutions are increasingly considering a valuable idea most people learned in preschool — sharing.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing, seemingly relentless AI integration, has introduced a subtle but significant risk: agency decay.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The couple has three daughters, one grandchild (and another on the way), and based on the video captured by a fan, seemingly a lot to celebrate with each other.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
With threats to higher education seemingly everywhere, institutions are increasingly considering a valuable idea most people learned in preschool — sharing.
—Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing, seemingly relentless AI integration, has introduced a subtle but significant risk: agency decay.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
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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
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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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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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Illinois residents evidently are juicy targets, reporting more fraud per capita than residents of 40 other states, according to the FTC.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The tight, shiny skin weeps an oily iridescence that tints the light around the woman as she twirls, evidently delighted by her affliction.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
11 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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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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