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Recent Examples of outwardly
While viewed by some as less outwardly progressive as his predecessor on internal Catholic Church matters, Leo XIV has a history of promoting support for social justice issues around the world.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Over time, this constant mental strain may wear down the brain’s ability to recover and maintain clarity, even when the person appears outwardly resilient.
—Darlingtina Esiaka, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Importantly, none of the kids seem outwardly upset, and many joke right back to the adults.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
During Prohibition the club outwardly operated as a cigar store and taxi cab business.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Over time, this constant mental strain may wear down the brain’s ability to recover and maintain clarity, even when the person appears outwardly resilient.
—Darlingtina Esiaka, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Importantly, none of the kids seem outwardly upset, and many joke right back to the adults.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
During Prohibition the club outwardly operated as a cigar store and taxi cab business.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
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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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Over a dozen decided to vie for the four open seats on the board, seemingly prompted by controversy over what has become the No. 1 divisive issue in Idaho: LGBTQ+ Pride flags.—
Sarah A. Miller,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2025
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The idea was apparently rejected by the movie’s insurance company, for fear that the drug would leave Cruise paralyzed forever.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Cannes got its own cliff-hanger ending on Saturday, the final day of the 78th film festival, when a power outage, apparently caused by deliberate sabotage, shut down the power grid serving the city and much of the surrounding region.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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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
Adverb
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In one of his only performances as an ostensibly normal guy, Cruise brings magnificent dirtbag energy to War of the Worlds' Ray, a working-class deadbeat dad whose one weekend with his kids (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin) overlaps with an alien invasion.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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The president visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, but not Israel, ostensibly America’s main ally in the region.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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The list is supposedly about accomplishments and Kirby has fewer in every single metric other than equal championships.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Juicing, hot yoga, and yes, dry brushing, all supposedly detoxify your body.—
Angela Palmer,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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