Apparent
Apparent adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Nearby Word: apparently
True
True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Both words in one sentence
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The same is true of enemy mooks, in fact they only seem to have one model per class, but it's not so apparent because they're in uniform and therefore supposed to look pretty similar anyway.
Source: You ALL Look Familiar - This trope is apparent when the police tell her that if her story is true, then he must have had a good reason for doing so.
Source: Omniscient Morality License - A common subversion involves the apparent disaster to turn out to be a good thing after all — thus making the sarcastic remark true.
Source: Other Stock Phrases
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