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apparently adv.
ostensively adv.

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at a glance at first sight in all likelihood intuitively it seems that most likely on the face of it outwardly plausibly professedly reasonably reputably speciously superficially tangibly to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably unlikely

WEAK

dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain

ADVERB

ostensively

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at a glance at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

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it appears that

Based on survivor interviews, it appears that most passengers were on the main deck when the boat tipped over, but some may have been below deck, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Based on current research, it appears that oral semaglutide is very effective.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Lawrence’s own flaw is the hypocrisy that allows him to carry on an affair with a married person while condemning Lily when it appears that she has done the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“If the broadening out is making a sustainable comeback, this price momentum in semis stocks likely needs to reach a climax, and it appears that may be happening, on schedule,” Wilson says.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Far from fading away, it appears that prisons are here to stay.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

it appears that

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