palpably

adverb

Definition of palpablynext
as in markedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpably
  1. clearly
  2. obviously
  3. evidently
  4. apparently
  5. seemingly
Adverb
  • During 2009’s Station fire, we were given evacuation notice only when clouds of smoke filled the streets and flames were clearly visible on nearby mountainsides.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But a few months on, Pereira is clearly not happy with the options available.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The story of the apple is obviously the one everyone knows.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of obviously
Adverb
  • The old ayatollah’s project has evidently run aground—and Iran’s pragmatists have fresh wind in their sails.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Many were left in tears by what De La Rosa chose to pack, as some of the items evidently have sentimental value.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • Donald Trump and Mike Pence Shake Hands During First Interaction in Nearly 4 Years Pence also addressed his wife Karen, 68, apparently staring straight ahead and declining to acknowledge Trump and Melania in a seemingly tense moment that was caught on tape.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In their five years of knowing each other, this is the first time that Johnny Mac has been invited over to Thadeus’s apartment—though that, apparently, had not been enough to move Thadeus’s housekeeping hand.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • The video features the Joy-Con seemingly snapping to a cover as though attracted by a magnetic force.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Even as seemingly innocuous a ban as the one the FDA is now instituting could face legal challenges from manufacturers.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of seemingly
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