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presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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In one of the emails, from late May of that year, one person mentions an unnamed person, presumably Epstein, spending only 90 days in jail.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Kelce revealed that Rudd had texted him, presumably as the season hit the skids.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Sylvie hustles out of the party and, presumably, out of Yvette’s life forever.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Kelce revealed that Rudd had texted him, presumably as the season hit the skids.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Sylvie hustles out of the party and, presumably, out of Yvette’s life forever.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for presumably
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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presumably
adverb
pre·sum·ably
pri-ˈzü-mə-blē 
: one would presume : it seems likely : probably
presumably he'll come later
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