widely believed

idiom

: according to most people's belief
She was widely believed to be guilty.

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The pair fled Austria with their children at the end of World War I, and it was widely believed that the jewel was lost. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025 The informant, a co-conspirator who is not identified in the indictments, is widely believed to be longtime East Bay political insider Mario Juarez, a former business partner of the Duongs. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 The man at the far right, holding a fedora over his heart, is widely believed to be Joe Profaci. Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 But today, his achievement is widely believed to have been faked. Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for widely believed

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“Widely believed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20believed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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