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Recent Examples of outwardly
The internal struggle to remain strong for the family and community often leads to silently carrying emotional weight while outwardly uplifting others.
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Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
In the lawsuit, the trade groups say the new rule violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law that outwardly permits consumer reporting agencies to report information about medical debt and authorizes creditors to consider that information.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
While China remains outwardly sanguine on North Korea, subtle differences in their diplomatic relations this year may signal rising frustration with Kim Jong Un's deepening military cooperation with Russia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
So, conveying dread and fear outwardly for this film was a new experience for him.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
In the lawsuit, the trade groups say the new rule violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law that outwardly permits consumer reporting agencies to report information about medical debt and authorizes creditors to consider that information.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
While China remains outwardly sanguine on North Korea, subtle differences in their diplomatic relations this year may signal rising frustration with Kim Jong Un's deepening military cooperation with Russia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
So, conveying dread and fear outwardly for this film was a new experience for him.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
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Anderson was killed in a seemingly unrelated shooting in 1998.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Besides Cohen, Mel Brooks and Ron Howard pop in for seemingly unnecessary vocal cameos.—
Marshall Heyman,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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But during Super Bowl LIX, and with President Donald Trump apparently planning to attend on Sunday, the NFL might be making another kind of statement on the Caesars Superdome field itself.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Christy Merrick, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Siri needs a facelift Apple has apparently been riding the do-nothing train for 14 years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Those four are evidently Flick’s favourites, but Barca have a wealth of other options, not least Frenkie de Jong.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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The operation — which Trump turned into a temporary federal agency through an executive order — is ostensibly aimed at reducing federal bureaucracy.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although Trump's tariff threat hinged ostensibly on concerns about drug trafficking, the delivery of the National Guard to the border will have undoubtedly satisfied his need to appear tough on immigration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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There is lots of other speculation, including, famously, by President Trump, who blamed the Federal Aviation Administration for supposedly hiring incompetents, under a diversity-equity-and-inclusion policy.—
Matthew L. Wald,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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The reporters of our media are supposedly exhausted by the frenetic pace of Trump’s presidency.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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