as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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Recent Examples of supposedly
The piece argued a common anti-vaccine trope, supposedly identifying a link between vaccines and autism.
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Mackenzie France, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Marguerite Young’s cult novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling springs from the supposedly mundane diners and bus depots of Young’s native Indiana, but eschews any stable sense of reality.
—David Schurman Wallace, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
The narrative is that ICE agents are supposedly hunting down innocent parents on school grounds.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
For the past several years, writers and pundits have been wringing their hands over how few men are supposedly writing and reading fiction today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mackenzie France, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Marguerite Young’s cult novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling springs from the supposedly mundane diners and bus depots of Young’s native Indiana, but eschews any stable sense of reality.
—David Schurman Wallace, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
The narrative is that ICE agents are supposedly hunting down innocent parents on school grounds.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
For the past several years, writers and pundits have been wringing their hands over how few men are supposedly writing and reading fiction today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposedly
Adverb
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Michael Slattery, a Manitowoc County farmer, spoke to the wife of a man apparently picked up by ICE.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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As the fight is being broken up, Ellen spots her brother with his gun aimed, apparently at Arthur.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With delicacy, Khuyagaa explores the tension between seemingly contrasting themes and questions cultural tropes of femininity, beauty, and tradition, drawing deeply from her personal experience.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Collectives went from nonexistent to everywhere seemingly overnight.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Harness said his office will pause its investigation until the PSU completes its review, and because Anderson has retained an attorney to sue the city, ostensibly.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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This method masqueraded as a CAPTCHA, ostensibly to prove the user wasn’t a bot, by requiring the copying of a text string and pasting it into the Mac terminal window.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Oh, and home attendance ranked 28th of 30 teams, so evidently the product still wasn’t attractive enough.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The clip concludes with Fleur giving Stewart some affectionate kisses, evidently delighted to have her home.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If that criteria is stuck to, that means favourites such as Tom Hardy, aged 47, Idris Elba at 53 and Henry Cavill, aged 42, presumably don’t match what Villeneuve, producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal, and execs at Amazon MGM Studios are leaning towards.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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In many cases, fans were able to see that the tickets were surreptitiously forwarded to unrecognized accounts, presumably so they could be sold on third-party sites.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Got her shoulder pulled out and finished the game with her leg being taken out and probably has a fracture.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Young guests will probably also want to check out the on-site Family Toy Trunk and cookie tower.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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