as in apparently
to all outward appearances
a seemingly contented baby who was fast asleep in his crib
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While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
And to make this journey via the film-musical genre was to add another seemingly impossible layer.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Twenty years ago, Little Big Town were seemingly at the end of their rope in trying to make it in Nashville.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
And to make this journey via the film-musical genre was to add another seemingly impossible layer.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Twenty years ago, Little Big Town were seemingly at the end of their rope in trying to make it in Nashville.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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But he was sidelined with a groin injury late in training camp and apparently returned too soon, aggravating the injury in Week 2 and then being held out until Week 9.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Most notably because social media doesn’t have time to wait for answers on how a seemingly privileged, apparently not-quite-conservative-not-quite-liberal tech bro could have allegedly come to murder a top executive.Kara Alaimo, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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When Core Scientific proposed building its data center in town—a project that would supposedly deliver the utility up to $8 million a year in revenue—the city’s local power utility was $140 million in debt after a historic winter storm in 2021.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The stagnation that has supposedly plagued U.S. ties with Latin America in recent years may have had less to do with a lack of bandwidth or ambition in Washington than some believe.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Even the Paris Agreement, ostensibly a plan to limit climate change to an acceptable level, is swampy.Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Around-the-clock checks and 24/7 lighting are ostensibly security measures, but Dolovich is skeptical that such measures actually help prevent suicides or escapes.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the lack of composure and control, and the nerves that so evidently now riddle this team, are remarkable to watch given the level of talent and experience still at Guardiola’s disposal.Matias Grez, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Actress Christina Applegate has been open about her struggles with multiple sclerosis, which she was diagnosed with back in 2021 — but evidently, her symptoms had already been present two years prior.Alex Gonzalez, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Most DMVs were probably set up without much concern toward allowing multiple paths.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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My Method Actor, Nilüfer Yanya If Nilüfer Yanya decided to put down her guitar and pursue a career as a vocalist, most of her fans probably wouldn’t protest.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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That effort was documented by his wife, Kailey Willis, who recorded herself kneeling on the bathroom floor, presumably near the toilet.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Whether that sort of pitch still works in the portal era, during which players presumably are seeking name, image and license payouts more than a tradition of glory, remains to be seen.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Seemingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemingly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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