as in clearly
in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer
From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news.
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Recent Examples of obviously
And then obviously handling the real creatures was fun.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 May 2025
The first stage, obviously, is to find your 48-digit Bitlocker recovery key.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Cannes is obviously the place to premiere a movie like Nouvelle Vague.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2025
The film makes a case for creative indulgence, which is obviously something that requires the buy-in of producers with funding, as well as a cast and crew willing to put their names on the line.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 May 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 May 2025
The first stage, obviously, is to find your 48-digit Bitlocker recovery key.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Cannes is obviously the place to premiere a movie like Nouvelle Vague.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2025
The film makes a case for creative indulgence, which is obviously something that requires the buy-in of producers with funding, as well as a cast and crew willing to put their names on the line.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for obviously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obviously
clearly
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Additionally the atmosphere's airglow can be clearly seen in the orange line just above the atmosphere.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Real Madrid icon has plenty of options Thought of by many as Real Madrid’s greatest ever midfielder, Modric clearly has plenty of options to continue a storied career.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviously. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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