arguably

adverb

ar·​gu·​ably ˈär-gyü-(ə-)blē How to pronounce arguably (audio)
: as may be argued or shown by argument
an arguably effective strategy
used to say that a statement is very possibly true even if it is not certainly true
He was arguably the greatest writer of his era.

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Curiously, the player who was arguably the team’s biggest signing during the same window, Spanish international Olga Carmona did not start the match on Saturday. Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 Tesla needs it for autonomous driving and humanoids, arguably the two biggest markets in the world. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 The Packers have arguably the best defense in the league so far, thanks to Parsons' arrival. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 The arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022 arguably marked a new phase where retail investors could directly query an AI model for stock picks rather than relying on pre-programmed algorithms. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arguably

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First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arguably was in 1871

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“Arguably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arguably. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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