demonstrably
Americanadverb
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in a way that can be demonstrated or proved.
Privatization may be good for the government contractors who profit, but it's demonstrably less efficient in sectors like health care.
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very evidently; obviously.
Earlier in the game, the wide receiver was demonstrably agitated about not getting the ball enough.
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AppLovin called the allegations “absurd and demonstrably false.”
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Easy because it is demonstrably false: The English language acquisition rate among immigrants, for example, was relatively high even at the turn of the 20th century.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Basoo told the BBC that Carling's claims were "demonstrably false."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Democratic systems depend on something more demanding: the ability to tolerate disagreement, engage with complexity and distinguish between what feels true and what is demonstrably so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The sleek shells that resulted from the process were not only more beautiful than the Spanish cedar shells but also demonstrably faster.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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