as in seemingly
to all outward appearances
apparently, the kids didn't know the cake was for the potluck, since they helped themselves to it
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Recent Examples of apparently
The 6-year-old then grins, apparently delighted by the news.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The former first lady apparently hopes to return to London for cancer treatment.
—Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The apparently random attack occurred Sunday morning on an F train that was stopped at the Coney Island station.
—Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
This location was also one of the most eagerly anticipated in the city, particularly by former Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz, apparently?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The former first lady apparently hopes to return to London for cancer treatment.
—Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The apparently random attack occurred Sunday morning on an F train that was stopped at the Coney Island station.
—Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
This location was also one of the most eagerly anticipated in the city, particularly by former Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz, apparently?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparently
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Instead, as the sun goes down, the crowd gazes out over the ocean where a pair of red lips suddenly seemingly appears out of nowhere.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Maryland running back Roman Hemby entered the transfer portal Monday, his agent Shawn O’Gorman confirmed to The Baltimore Sun, seemingly ending his tenure as the team’s starter for the past three years.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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All seems well as Ruby has supposedly put an end to the deaths.Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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This myth takes two forms—in cities, landlords are supposedly keeping housing off the market, driving up prices.Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The next year, fish samplers netted the endangered Gila topminnow in the river, which had evidently washed downstream from refugia in Mexico or in Sonoita Creek.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the retailer evidently didn't emerge on solid enough financial footing.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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Scarlet and Violet are, ostensibly, the first open-world Pokémon games.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Samuel shows up at her home, ostensibly for some sort of IT security fix for her laptop or something, charms her husband and daughters — and horrifies Romy.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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While Il-nam dies from a brain tumor in the Season 1 finale, some of his Squid Game co-creators are presumably still alive.Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jung-Ho doesn’t agree to join his brother and is shot off a cliff, presumably dead.Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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It's expected to be finalized in October. ELECTIONS 2024 The three lieutenant governor candidates had their first and probably only debate on Tuesday at the state fair ― a mostly placid affair with room for only a few polite political jabs.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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Because if those reforms didn’t happen, Barbara and I probably would not be sitting here talking with you, Jazmine, right?Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fink does not appear to have made any substantial donations to Trump’s 2024 campaign, though any contribution would have likely been a rounding error next to Mellon’s $150 million.Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Such a system would likely require third-party oversight to assess the information coming in and to arbitrate disputes.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Apparently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparently. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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