as in clearly
in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer
From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news.
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Recent Examples of obviously
That energy of everybody coming together and being really excited to see each other and obviously celebrate the quinceañera.
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Beyond 2x zoom, the sharpening begins to look more obviously artificial.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Certain things were, but how they were executed was obviously a different matter because there’s a whole bunch of different ways that things like that can be done.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Beyond 2x zoom, the sharpening begins to look more obviously artificial.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Certain things were, but how they were executed was obviously a different matter because there’s a whole bunch of different ways that things like that can be done.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
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To have to go to the Supreme Court to get what Congress clearly provided is very frustrating.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Burden will help the passing game flourish but doesn’t match the Bears’ needs, so this pick shows Chicago clearly is trying to load up on offense under new coach Ben Johnson.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviously. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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