widely believed

idiom

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

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Fashion commentators declared that Lamar had achieved the impossible—reviving a style of pants widely believed to be lost to time and the liquidation of Wet Seal. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Caracas denied the allegation, but it is widely believed that the Cartel de los Soles—the Cartel of the Suns—drug organization is led by the Venezuelan armed forces and controls or at least supports Tren de Aragua. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Still, investors and analysts widely believed Apple would raise iPhone prices as the company expects to spend more than $1 billion this quarter on tariff costs. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 Since Kelce is in the final year of his contract and will be 36 next month, it’s widely believed this will be his last season. Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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