Apparent
Apparent adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Sure and apparent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Apparent".
Nearby Word: apparently
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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An episode of Life On Mars had apparent IRA bombings, although Sam Tyler was sure they weren't by the IRA because of his modern knowledge.
Source: Useful Notes / The Troubles -
Sure, Lonnie is a deadbeat dad trying to cash in on his son's apparent death, but he is right: that gorge is ridiculously unsafe.
Source: Series / Stranger Things -
Executive Meddling, however, made sure that in the 4Kids dub, the signs were emptied of their text for no apparent reason other than to remove all the written text in the show.
Source: Talking with Signs
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