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Recent Examples of outwardly
Musk seems, at least outwardly, unable to reckon with his current position.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Both camps seemed outwardly confident heading into Tuesday’s toss-up election.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Ne-Yo is in the era of embracing his truth, and that looks like being outwardly polyamorous.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Alford, perhaps given his years on television, appeared outwardly unperturbed and maintained a polished persona throughout the event, which seemed to anger the audience further.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Both camps seemed outwardly confident heading into Tuesday’s toss-up election.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Ne-Yo is in the era of embracing his truth, and that looks like being outwardly polyamorous.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Alford, perhaps given his years on television, appeared outwardly unperturbed and maintained a polished persona throughout the event, which seemed to anger the audience further.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
Adverb
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The Void spreads an eerie darkness across the Big Apple, seemingly erasing New Yorkers from existence and leaving a body-sized black mark in their place.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In fact, the pair seemingly met at a birthday party for Blake Lively's daughter a month before their romance went public.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
Adverb
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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bucky fell from a train in that movie, apparently dying, but his body was recovered by HYDRA, a science-minded organization within the Nazi party.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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An observed loss of body fat and protein reserves was evidently a trade-off for resistance to mites.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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From the beginning of his foray into politics, Trump has been profoundly fortunate in his opponents, and, evidently, his luck has not yet expired.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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Now, Ecuador is planning on hosting American troops, ostensibly to combat drug traffickers, for the first time since 2009.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since taking office in January, Trump has moved to fire many Biden appointees across government — including ostensibly apolitical roles.—
Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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One defendant — Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Ariz. — listed in her fraudulent claim a nonexistent address in Altadena that was supposedly destroyed as her primary residence, authorities said.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the supposedly rousing action finale hinges on whether the bad guys will kill a busload of kids and drop them into a mass grave.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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