1
as in accepted
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believed
Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
To showcase that connection, the museum is displaying a Revolutionary War sword from the Moulton family, which is being publicly presented for the first time and is believed to have been commissioned by George Washington.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
Police later learned that a second man who may have been involved in the shooting arrived at North Memorial Medical Center with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
The garment is believed to have been gifted by Winchester to Minnie Yeager Hall to play dress-up when Minnie was a child.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Our original motto made no claim about what Americans believed about God.
—David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
In the years after the American Revolution, many clergy believed that the harvest field had become barren.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
This is for the fans who believed — full-heartedly — that Kevin Knox was a future All-Star, or that Frank Ntilikina was the missing piece in Jackson’s Triangle Offense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
To showcase that connection, the museum is displaying a Revolutionary War sword from the Moulton family, which is being publicly presented for the first time and is believed to have been commissioned by George Washington.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
Police later learned that a second man who may have been involved in the shooting arrived at North Memorial Medical Center with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
The garment is believed to have been gifted by Winchester to Minnie Yeager Hall to play dress-up when Minnie was a child.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Our original motto made no claim about what Americans believed about God.
—David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
In the years after the American Revolution, many clergy believed that the harvest field had become barren.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
This is for the fans who believed — full-heartedly — that Kevin Knox was a future All-Star, or that Frank Ntilikina was the missing piece in Jackson’s Triangle Offense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believed
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The long hours, the high stakes, the personal risk — most of us accepted all of it as part of the deal.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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But Jonah never accepted plenty of welcoming hands despite rubbing elbows in such crowds, and Jamon hardly let his son leave the house, least of all for a party.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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Iran is thought to have 972 pounds of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, according to the IAEA.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Less than a third of Israeli Jews—from right, left, and center—thought that ending the war under the current conditions was in the country’s security interests, according to an Israel Democracy Institute poll released days before the deal was announced.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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That disconnect weakens trust and makes customers feel less understood.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Professionalism, in the sense that Brian understood it, was nonexistent.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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With campaigns and outside super PACs flooding the zone with money, television, radio and social media were awash with ads for candidates vying in deep-blue NY-12, NY-10, NY-13 and NY-7, all of which are considered up for grabs to greater or lesser degrees.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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Forsythia is considered invasive in some parts of the country1 so check your local invasive plant lists before planting.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
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Mikhail Alfon, founder of Blue Light Media, a social media strategy agency, took his son, Santos, to multiple Orange County meetups.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Responding officers took Reyes into custody.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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The government has argued that, regardless of the circumstances, the DHS secretary's discretionary decision to revoke TPS can't be reviewed or second guessed by the courts.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Although the project in question was referred to as Lazarus in the document, TMZ guessed that the film may in fact be the upcoming Focker-in-Law film as the director John Hamburg is also listed in the contract.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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Is this just a blip, or has the league figured him out?—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The temptation is to job-hop into the AI moment, to find the company that's already figured it out.—
Micha Hershman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Ford imagined a future in which cars would be powered by small nuclear reactors, theoretically allowing drivers to travel thousands of miles before replacing the power module.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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When her father’s time appeared to be at hand a few days ago, Felicia Parazaider imagined him being reunited with Terry Kath in the afterlife soon.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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“Believed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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