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Recent Examples of patently
The Chiefs open with the J’s Friday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is patently idiotic, but at least the loser can blame it on the bossa nova.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
That accusation is patently false.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Immigration attorneys say this is patently false and an alarming comparison to make.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
The idea that Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh and Yader’s law could lead to more deaths is patently absurd.
—Allan Culver, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
That accusation is patently false.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Immigration attorneys say this is patently false and an alarming comparison to make.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 8 Aug. 2025
The idea that Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh and Yader’s law could lead to more deaths is patently absurd.
—Allan Culver, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patently
Adverb
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Sustainable peace requires genuine, enforceable guarantees that clearly deter Putin from ever invading Ukraine again.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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As consumer interest in cabin air quality grows, companies can benefit by communicating their efforts clearly and credibly.—
Anan Bishara,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This obviously reflects a complex neural circuit, simplified here for clarity.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And then, obviously, life happens as well.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Never mind that the consensus that the United States should have low taxes and stable money—the consensus of the economically prodigious nineteenth century—was manifestly shot to smithereens by the unbelievable policy developments of 1929-33.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Those watching on social media evidently agreed, with the clip earning over 120,000 views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These schools know that as machines handle routine cognitive tasks, distinctly human capabilities become the premium.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite a solid cast and some decent jokes, the series rarely rises above the level of pleasantly unobjectionable, much less distinctly memorable.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His rapport with Afonu palpably carries through the film’s narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But she was written as palpably different from Marge, as was Season Three’s police chief Gloria Burgle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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You guys are apparently playing one more concert.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the case might be, there’s clearly at least one contingent in King Charles’ inner circle, which apparently includes Prince William, that would love for this Harry meeting to be a one-and-done.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Never mind that the Constitution very plainly says Congressional districts are to be drawn once every 10 years, just after the Census, and intended to last the full 10 years.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This fight was mostly terrible, to put it plainly.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Patently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patently. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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