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at first sight(expression, idiom)
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clearly(adverb, absolutely, plainly, apparently, obviously)
3
plausibly
3
speciously
3
surface
3
to the eye(expression, idiom, adverb, apparently)
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as it seems(expression, idiom)
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at first glance(expression, idiom)
2
conspicuously
2
demonstrably
2
noticeably
2
on the face of it(expression, idiom, adverb, surface, probably)
2
ostensible
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prima facie(expression, idiom)
2
prominently
1
alleged
1
apologetic
1
arrantly
1
artificially
1
as a cover(expression, idiom)
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