as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she was evidently dissatisfied with her job and abruptly quit
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Recent Examples of evidently
Someone, evidently, had returned the shirt claiming to have bought it at the store, and it was then placed on the sales floor with a price tag of $8.99.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
Despite inspiring enough cultish devotion to sell out this intimate show that evidently required fans to search for golden tickets, Happy Fanfare is still a decidedly small operation four years in.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
Despite inspiring enough cultish devotion to sell out this intimate show that evidently required fans to search for golden tickets, Happy Fanfare is still a decidedly small operation four years in.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evidently
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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This will also return not even to immediately resolve the cliffhanger where Abby seemingly shoots Ellie, as most of that season is going to be Abby’s story occurring at the same time as Ellie’s story this past season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Seventeen seemingly thrives under high-stress conditions in part because of their focus on mental and physical health.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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The tomb of Charles Feltman, a restaurateur who supposedly invented the hot dog, is nicer than my apartment.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Finding sand in your supposedly clean laundry is another sign.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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However, the end of the conversation was probably the headline – that Amodei refused to rule out AI becoming self-aware in key ways.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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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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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evidently. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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