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 veteran actor played NYPD Commissioner - and Danny's father - Frank Reagan, but the team behind Boston Blue evidently wanted to explore the younger branches of the Reagan family tree.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
This represents a substantial figure, and retailers are evidently seeking ways to reduce this considerable expense.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The headliner cancellations that have plagued Summerfest in Milwaukee this year evidently will continue through the festival's final night.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
Would he have been dragged into water that was evidently swarming with big sharks?
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
This represents a substantial figure, and retailers are evidently seeking ways to reduce this considerable expense.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The headliner cancellations that have plagued Summerfest in Milwaukee this year evidently will continue through the festival's final night.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
Would he have been dragged into water that was evidently swarming with big sharks?
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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Now plans are afoot for the U.S. to launch drone barrages of its own, with the Pentagon unveiling a new attack drone apparently in response to a presidential request.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The guard checked around and snuck the ring from the box into his pocket, but apparently didn’t count on security cameras catching the whole thing.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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Address: Livadia Bay, Antiparos 840 07, Greece This luxury beach resort took the idea of bohemian design and went all-in—there’s a woven pendant light or bamboo furniture item seemingly around every corner.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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This is seemingly a message to the people who are doubting him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The American online gaming industry has produced exactly one profitable quarter in seven years of operation—a stunning indictment of an industry supposedly worth billions.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even a single strand could supposedly expose someone’s race or criminality.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike Putin's crude asset seizures, Trump's extortion operates through ostensibly voluntary settlements and pro bono commitments.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Harper & Brothers wasn’t unusual in having a moral or religious orientation despite being an ostensibly secular business.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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Geist said people probably didn't hear — or even see — the tsunami from Tuesday's earthquake.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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But could the show possibly work in today’s culture, which has shifted so dramatically that today Hank would probably be dismissed in conservative circles as a RINO, and his irrational conspiracy-nut friend Dale sounds like a mainstream Republican?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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In the show’s final episode, Margo’s brother Kyle is also presumably killed when he is hit by Sophie’s car and thrown over the edge of a cliff.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The drugmaker is investing billions there to beef up R&D and presumably help sway the political winds in his company’s favor.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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