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
Collecting evidence for this is difficult and presumably contrary to privacy and confidentiality laws.
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Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Two dead bodies, presumably immigrants who attempted to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico, were found alongside the buoys in August 2023, according to the Mexican government.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Planning laws also resulted in the north and east faces of the tower being chamfered, presumably to ensure views and sunlight weren't blocked in key areas.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
Those investigations will presumably be handled out of the Education Department for now, but theoretically could be handled at the Justice Department in the future.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
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Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Two dead bodies, presumably immigrants who attempted to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico, were found alongside the buoys in August 2023, according to the Mexican government.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Planning laws also resulted in the north and east faces of the tower being chamfered, presumably to ensure views and sunlight weren't blocked in key areas.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
Those investigations will presumably be handled out of the Education Department for now, but theoretically could be handled at the Justice Department in the future.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
Adverb
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My specialty, emergency medicine, had apparently not been in high demand here since the start of the ceasefire.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Much to his dismay, though, the Elimination Challenge is to create a tasting menu based on pickles — a food Tristen apparently loathes.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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If the Mets start losing while continuing to receive minimal production from the bottom of their batting order, then they’ll likely be inclined to make a move.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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And if the situation is dire, the Royals will likely assign the job to right-handed relief pitcher Lucas Erceg.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Indeed, much of his energy as pope was spent reforming what’s called the Vatican Bank (the Institute for Works of Religion), a source of seemingly endless scandal for decades.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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This upends some seemingly common-sense assumptions about how society would adopt generative AI, suggesting it will be used in more reflective, introspective ways than was at first predicted.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Except that those same dollars are spent on labor and inputs necessary to produce whatever American good will supposedly be rendered more competitive by devaluation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, there are elements of youth and inexperience that can only be felt in my shows in the past, perhaps my fans can find entertainment in my growth as well.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Trump was ostensibly elected to bring down inflation.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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The hold was ostensibly put in place to allow time to review the permitting process.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Yet Coogler also loads the movie — maybe overloads it — with a dual mythology.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But yeah, maybe she’s been a vegetarian this whole time and the proteins triggered something!—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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