apparently
adverb
ap·par·ent·ly
ə-ˈper-ənt-lē 
-ˈpa-rənt
: it seems apparent
—used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known
an apparently happy marriage
The window had apparently been forced open.
Apparently, we're supposed to wait here.
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Ten seconds after that Barkov banked a rebound to make it 2-1 ... apparently.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
The sergeant then raises his gun, which has a flashlight attached, and points it through a wide crack in the glass, apparently trying to get a look inside.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
Lewis revealed Winnett's appointment abruptly on a Sunday night early this month, apparently to foreclose being scooped by The New York Times.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 June 2024
The paper reported that the group called itself the Gilbert Goons, a name that apparently originated in a Snapchat group.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
The sergeant then raises his gun, which has a flashlight attached, and points it through a wide crack in the glass, apparently trying to get a look inside.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
Lewis revealed Winnett's appointment abruptly on a Sunday night early this month, apparently to foreclose being scooped by The New York Times.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 June 2024
The paper reported that the group called itself the Gilbert Goons, a name that apparently originated in a Snapchat group.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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apparently
adverb
ap·par·ent·ly
ə-ˈpar-ənt-lē
-ˈper-
: it seems apparent : evidently
the door had apparently been forced open
apparently, we're supposed to wait here
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