as in apparently
to all outward appearances
a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib
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Recent Examples of seemingly
With the referee distracted after Paul’s splash, Cena hit Rhodes with the WWE Championship and seemingly was set up to win the match.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But one important nominating state, Iowa, is seemingly being left behind as the party sets its sights elsewhere.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
His work is seemingly everywhere now: at Campo Cuttica, Folly Tree Arboretum, The Ranch, Tripoli Gallery, and scattered across private residences.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Lightning can strike even when a storm has seemingly passed, so exercise caution.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But one important nominating state, Iowa, is seemingly being left behind as the party sets its sights elsewhere.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
His work is seemingly everywhere now: at Campo Cuttica, Folly Tree Arboretum, The Ranch, Tripoli Gallery, and scattered across private residences.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Lightning can strike even when a storm has seemingly passed, so exercise caution.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemingly
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With Barcelona apparently closing in on signing Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, a familiar situation is looming at the new Spanish champions.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Musk apparently believed that his wealth insulated him, but that was misguided.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Similar to Luckin, the drink offerings rotate through supposedly regional flavors, like matcha latte with tofu pudding.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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The mother and daughter were supposedly homeless and had been staying at a campground somewhere in the Chesterton area.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Musk and Trump, ostensibly political allies over cuts to federal spending, publicly clashed on June 5 in a series of social media exchanges and comments to reporters.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Told backwards, the film ostensibly guides us through the painful and rewarding life of everyman Chuck Krantz (played by Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, and Benjamin Pajak at different points in the film).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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Upon his passing, his cottage was sold, the new owners discovering a secret compartment in the basement, evidently designed to store the tools of a spy’s trade.—
Iain Macauley,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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That said, the regulars marked with the red paint evidently learned a bit better through trial and error, achieving their goal about 52 percent of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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The embarrassing part is the inability to recognize a joke by probably 80 percent people here.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The truth is your child is probably already pretty good at blowing air out of their mouth—thanks to all that practice blowing bubble wands and birthday candles.—
Aleksandra Weber,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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The Thunder also made a lineup change, starting Wallace instead of traditional center Isaiah Hartenstein, breaking up the Thunder’s starting lineup from each of their first 16 playoff games presumably to be better equipped to handle Indiana’s pace.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Your friends presumably formed the band for the joy of playing.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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