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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Income-tax authorities froze Congress’s bank accounts, supposedly over a late filing.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But since 2020, the governor has granted clemency to 15 prisoners serving life sentences — supposedly without the possibility of parole — in order that they be paroled or at least be given a chance for parole.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
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Swift also takes back for herself—and for other women artists—the power that supposedly comes from chronic distress, from feeling like a tortured mess.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Future, Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Rick Ross and more are also supposedly in the 6 God’s crosshairs.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Swift supposedly dated Healy, another English songwriter and lead singer of the band The 1975, for a moment; but, really, is something to impress the super Swifties, who probably know the designer of each Eras Tour outfit.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Has been heavily involved in suing the Biden administration for supposedly censoring anti-vaccine activists during the pandemic.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Lending further realism was the choice to set the monthlong shoot in dense Northern California forests, supposedly the home range of Sasquatch.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
And Miami has won three of those past four-- including last season, when Boston also was higher-seeded and (supposedly) better but the Heat won.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But since 2020, the governor has granted clemency to 15 prisoners serving life sentences — supposedly without the possibility of parole — in order that they be paroled or at least be given a chance for parole.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Read More: All the References in Taylor Swift’s Title Track ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Swift also takes back for herself—and for other women artists—the power that supposedly comes from chronic distress, from feeling like a tortured mess.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Future, Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Rick Ross and more are also supposedly in the 6 God’s crosshairs.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Swift supposedly dated Healy, another English songwriter and lead singer of the band The 1975, for a moment; but, really, is something to impress the super Swifties, who probably know the designer of each Eras Tour outfit.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Has been heavily involved in suing the Biden administration for supposedly censoring anti-vaccine activists during the pandemic.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Lending further realism was the choice to set the monthlong shoot in dense Northern California forests, supposedly the home range of Sasquatch.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
And Miami has won three of those past four-- including last season, when Boston also was higher-seeded and (supposedly) better but the Heat won.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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