1
as in apparently
to all outward appearances
presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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2
as in likely
by reasonable assumption
presumably he'll come later
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Recent Examples of presumably
The Jenkins sisters will presumably draw interest from power conferences as revenue sharing comes to collegiate sports.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The Mavericks will presumably take Duke’s Cooper Flagg later this month.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
The Thunder also made a lineup change, starting Wallace instead of traditional center Isaiah Hartenstein, breaking up the Thunder’s starting lineup from each of their first 16 playoff games presumably to be better equipped to handle Indiana’s pace.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Your friends presumably formed the band for the joy of playing.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The Mavericks will presumably take Duke’s Cooper Flagg later this month.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
The Thunder also made a lineup change, starting Wallace instead of traditional center Isaiah Hartenstein, breaking up the Thunder’s starting lineup from each of their first 16 playoff games presumably to be better equipped to handle Indiana’s pace.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Your friends presumably formed the band for the joy of playing.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
Adverb
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Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Now, the second-guessing is all that's left for fans who did not want to see Devers shipped out of town at midseason, and Breslow apparently isn't above it.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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However, despite the clear friction in the clubhouse, Devers was the face of the franchise and the last man standing from the 2018 World Series championship team, apparently leaving some Sox fans in dismay.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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Within seconds of takeoff, however, the landing gear retraction process appears to have failed, and the plane’s emergency power generator was likely deployed.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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When the dust settled, 21 of the 32 picks in the first round came from the Canadian Hockey League — which will likely lean into its development roots more than ever starting next season, now that its older players have become eligible to move to the NCAA.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
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How did the Pacers solve the seemingly unsolvable problem of defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams?—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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These marsupials are probably ecological analogues of early primates.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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The around 30% of applicants that were probably fake in 2024 represent about 85% of fraudulent attempts, according to Chris Ferguson, the executive vice chancellor of finance and strategic initiatives, who spoke at last month’s Board of Governors meeting.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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As unsettling truths begin to surface, Maya discovers her supposedly ordinary life might be an elaborate fabrication.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Twain supposedly said that too, but then again, there are sites claiming that the legend of American literature didn’t say that either.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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For President Donald Trump, this week stands to be not only one of the most consequential of his presidency on the international stage, but also perhaps in domestic policy as well.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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The stage was overrun by perhaps more honorees than had ever taken the Press Club’s stage simultaneously before when a Special Award for Stellar Coverage of the 2020 Wildfires was accepted by news directors for all of L.A.’s local TV stations.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 June 2025
Adverb
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Whether low-budget films or all-star productions, some American producers didn’t particularly care where their ostensibly Southeast Asian movies were set, as Knee notices.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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Iran clearly wants to de-escalate its hot war with Israel, which is now in its fifth day and ostensibly over a nuclear program Israel sees as an existential threat.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Full of announcements, updates and maybe a quote from leadership.—
Luciana Cemerka,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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