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
The bargaining unit evidently accepted a salary floor of $73,000, with six percent raises in the first year of the deal and three percent in the two years following — terms of the deal that the WGA East announced on Friday.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evidently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The online store contains a seemingly endless supply of products, and even has a section filled with deals up to 80 percent off.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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Still, his cell isn’t crammed with the seemingly innumerable actions filed against him (and by him).—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the supposedly rousing action finale hinges on whether the bad guys will kill a busload of kids and drop them into a mass grave.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 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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The best is probably Jonathan Bullard, a decent run-stuffer who was a 17-game starter for Brian Flores’ Vikings defense last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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The data goes to show that many moms aren’t waiting around for their family, who is probably too dependent on her planning skills, to schedule a special dinner just for her.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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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 1 May. 2025.
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