patently
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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During the pandemic, the state paid an estimated $30 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims, including to state prisoners and criminals who used patently false identities like then-Sen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Another key differentiator has become patently clear: As a private company, Clear is shielded from the staffing shortages among TSA officials, which have contributed to hourslong wait times at airports across the country.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Both propositions are patently false, but it doesn’t matter.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025
She added: "I'd never seen anything quite so patently explicit about the extent to which a university would go to ensure that they have Chinese student income."
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Like all of Washington's elemental insights, this one seems patently obvious only in retrospect.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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