as in clearly
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Adverb
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Their collection of apparel and accessories is clearly a throwback to a 1970s California coastal culture as evidenced by the floral buttons and distressed treatments on many of the pieces.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Research clearly showed that high sugars in the blood increase the risk for dementia, according to Hornberger.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Peter's story is obviously the center, but the others' flow out nicely from his and conclude at a clear place, if not totally satisfactory.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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Most obviously, as DeepSeek shows, there may be ways to reduce the emissions of AI with chip innovation and language model advances.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But Springer played sparingly when the Celtics had their entire core rotation available, and the team evidently determined the financial benefits of trading him outweighed his value as a depth/developmental piece.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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Given that modest body of work, the signing is evidently a calculated gamble from United’s point of view.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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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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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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“Patently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patently. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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