supposedly
adverb
sup·pos·ed·ly
sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē 
also -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …—
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she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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When Core Scientific proposed building its data center in town—a project that would supposedly deliver the utility up to $8 million a year in revenue—the city’s local power utility was $140 million in debt after a historic winter storm in 2021.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The stagnation that has supposedly plagued U.S. ties with Latin America in recent years may have had less to do with a lack of bandwidth or ambition in Washington than some believe.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Clark also addressed the supposedly taunting gesture Reese made to her during a game, which was cited as evidence of their beef.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
The theatrical experience feels under constant threat; each new generation is supposedly more distracted than the last, unable to lock in for two hours without opening their phones.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The stagnation that has supposedly plagued U.S. ties with Latin America in recent years may have had less to do with a lack of bandwidth or ambition in Washington than some believe.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Clark also addressed the supposedly taunting gesture Reese made to her during a game, which was cited as evidence of their beef.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
The theatrical experience feels under constant threat; each new generation is supposedly more distracted than the last, unable to lock in for two hours without opening their phones.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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