1
as in apparently
to all outward appearances
presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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2
as in likely
by reasonable assumption
presumably he'll come later
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Recent Examples of presumably
Lynch was given an honorary Oscar in 2019, presumably due to the massive guilt the Academy felt at its decades-long oversight.
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Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The reptile, presumably a local resident of one of the watering holes on the course, interrupted his game by wandering onto the green.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
That number is released with a two-week delay and will presumably rise further.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
In the past year, hundreds of men in the Central African Republic have reported the presumably delusional belief that their genitals have gone missing.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The reptile, presumably a local resident of one of the watering holes on the course, interrupted his game by wandering onto the green.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
That number is released with a two-week delay and will presumably rise further.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
In the past year, hundreds of men in the Central African Republic have reported the presumably delusional belief that their genitals have gone missing.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
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Not going anywhere, except, apparently, to the top of the list of those who continue to endure.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Each personality is trapped in this specific hell, a never-ending series of dentist appointments, eternal Christmas card-writing, constantly being in a plane apparently about to crash.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The night will also feature a special performance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale that is likely tied to a tribute to the city’s endurance following the deadly and destructive wildfires.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Wait a couple of weeks or months and this Moto G Power 2025 will likely be sitting at $250 or maybe even lower.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Ne-Yo has seemingly added his backup dancer, Bri, to his polyamorous relationship.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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After all, a yearslong belief that demographic shifts, population growth and rapid urbanization had Democrats on the cusp of flipping the nation’s most populous Republican state was seemingly in tatters after November.—
J. David Goodman,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Anyone who offers a confident explanation of the situation is probably wrong.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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That's probably what's happening in places like Vegas and Florida, where airfares were cheapest.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The government responded with an affidavit, supposedly from a prominent general, saying that the land had to be cleared and fenced off for military reasons, to prevent terror attacks.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Nor had the West anticipated that the Houthis in Yemen, a supposedly ragtag militia that had received a large arsenal of missiles from Tehran, would be capable of bringing global shipping in the Red Sea to a near standstill.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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And the way this franchise is going… perhaps another 25 to come.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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That gesture of investment in the country and its people perhaps induces some measure of guilt in Mosese, who feels displaced abroad, but no longer quite at home in the place he was born.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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These movements ostensibly supporting and elevating military service are also measures to keep veterans on a leash, the ISW said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Despite the vote and the city’s broader pledges to expand affordable housing options, signs of reluctance surfaced during discussions to nudge forward projects that would, ostensibly, advance that goal.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The 40-yard dash is probably going to be ridiculous, maybe even in the 4.5-second range, which would be nuts for a guy that size.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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If Democrats don’t look away, maybe the public won’t, either.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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