assumably

Definition of assumablynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumably
Adverb
  • Making the record even more impressive was the revelation in the post-competition weighing of Wilkins’ discus to verify the record that the implement was actually two ounces heavier than the required 4 pounds, 6 ounces weight, a fact that cost Wilkins additional inches, probably feet.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Berea College, in Kentucky, is probably the most well known of these institutions.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Those are applications, likely sent by mail, that have been submitted but that the agency has not physically opened and assigned a category.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Associated retail and student housing will likely be part of the surrounding area.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • So hopefully to be able to grow them in the brand from a Jetta maybe to a Tiguan to an Atlas.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The studio does have a D23 coming up in the fall, so maybe some of the biggest secrets are being kept until then, but this presentation didn’t disappoint the fans.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.
    Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • This would presumably mean claiming responsibility for staging the accidents—and asserting that Motta and Alfortish had believed the cases to be legitimate.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But the thing is, presumably not being married would still leave her with nothing, and a bad prenup seems like a sign of deeper equity problems.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Assumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumably. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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