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Recent Examples of externally
What has your style been in communicating externally but also, really, internally?
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
An awkward summer internally and externally in FoCo went south quickly, and Norvell wound up being fired in mid-October after a 2-5 start.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Expectations externally are low for Miami, an annual theme for this team.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
That 72-52 victory boosted beliefs internally and externally that the Bruins were capable of contending.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
So pressure against Hezbollah was growing internally and externally, and the government did things that were not well enough appreciated.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ben Taleblu warned that the regime may also escalate tensions externally as a survival strategy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
And finally, externally, impacts from objects passing through our inner Solar System could wipe all of humanity out, just as so much terrestrial life was eradicated 65 million years ago.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Excess moisture collects in a reservoir or drains externally, lowering the humidity and temperature inside.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
An awkward summer internally and externally in FoCo went south quickly, and Norvell wound up being fired in mid-October after a 2-5 start.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Expectations externally are low for Miami, an annual theme for this team.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
That 72-52 victory boosted beliefs internally and externally that the Bruins were capable of contending.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
So pressure against Hezbollah was growing internally and externally, and the government did things that were not well enough appreciated.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ben Taleblu warned that the regime may also escalate tensions externally as a survival strategy.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
And finally, externally, impacts from objects passing through our inner Solar System could wipe all of humanity out, just as so much terrestrial life was eradicated 65 million years ago.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Excess moisture collects in a reservoir or drains externally, lowering the humidity and temperature inside.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externally
Adverb
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Nothing Roberts does, the first baseman said, is to be outwardly questioned.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although Reagan remained outwardly steadfast, he was briefed that his approval ratings were beginning to sour because of Lebanon.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The courtroom was visibly divided, with dozens of the father’s supporters on one side, and dozens of the son’s friends and former classmates on the other.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The legs on both sides of the field were visibly heavy from the 60th minute on, while the Denver faithful of 63,004 pined for a goal.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Berseth did not respond to a phone message or to an email or letter sent to addresses apparently associated with her.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But, as has been widely discussed, putting US boots on the ground would carry enormous risks, not least because possible ground operations have been telegraphed by Washington for weeks, while apparently unprepared US forces scattered across the world have been slowly amassed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Our military bases in the region, Margaret, right now are supposedly uninhabitable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In Huerta’s case, critics just don’t buy how someone who carried Chávez’s torch decades after his death could all of a sudden supposedly turn on him.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After that, Johnson was seemingly out of the jam, but the pop-up dropped and two more runs scored.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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In Tennessee, bills moving through the legislature would allow public schools to refuse to enroll undocumented students, seemingly in violation of Plyer.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Markström, evidently unhappy at Shesterkin pushing Cotter, skated down the ice and asked Shesterkin to fight.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Zuck evidently can’t grow a beard, but Ezra Klein and Senator Chris Murphy have.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Many of the biblical references, including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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But ostensibly obvious fixes like individualized artist profiles and two-factor authentication are complicated by the variety of distribution services available.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Externally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externally. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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