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it appears that

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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If this sounds more Hollywood than parish church to you, well, it appears that Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, agrees.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

But it appears that “systemic friction” — whatever that is — isn’t exactly having any effect.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Davies-Jones said while it appears that "significant effort" went into "cultivating relationships with influential figures in the tech world, victims were left feeling unheard and overlooked".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Now it appears that investors have become frustrated with its relatively slow upside progress, especially given the stunning gains seen across AI-related tech stocks, particularly semiconductors, since the end of March.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

These laws may have originally been decreed by God, but it appears that he has since left the universe to evolve according to them and does not now intervene in it.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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