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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2
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
Williams says the man was the sole occupant of the residence and is believed to have been in the home illegally.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Hardy is believed to have had a three-year contract from the onset, so his return would be pretty straight-forward.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The group was believed to be pulled by a current in the river, Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates told AL News.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Matheus Fernandes was believed to be a target before Tottenham Hotspur reportedly beat Manchester United to the signing of the Portuguese midfielder who suffered relegation from the Premier League with West Ham last season.
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Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The man is believed to have targeted primarily young males using bathrooms in Gwinnett, Jackson and Oconee counties between February 2024 and March 2026, according to an FBI alert.
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Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
28 June 2026
The ruling came as a gut punch to the city, some say, as many believed the matter was over.
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Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Campbell Avenue is believed to be the only thoroughfare in the United States named after an enemy combatant.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Hardy is believed to have had a three-year contract from the onset, so his return would be pretty straight-forward.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The group was believed to be pulled by a current in the river, Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates told AL News.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Matheus Fernandes was believed to be a target before Tottenham Hotspur reportedly beat Manchester United to the signing of the Portuguese midfielder who suffered relegation from the Premier League with West Ham last season.
—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The man is believed to have targeted primarily young males using bathrooms in Gwinnett, Jackson and Oconee counties between February 2024 and March 2026, according to an FBI alert.
—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
28 June 2026
The ruling came as a gut punch to the city, some say, as many believed the matter was over.
—
Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Campbell Avenue is believed to be the only thoroughfare in the United States named after an enemy combatant.
—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believed
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The company instead accepted a $111-billion takeover by Paramount Skydance, which was approved by the Justice Department earlier this month.
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Repairs are accepted at any licensed shop nationwide, including facilities certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE-certified).
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Strategic storytelling and thought leadership amplify credibility, helping executive directors spend less time chasing support and more time advancing the mission.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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Many of us have long understood that putting your country’s main creative engine inside a techno-dominant machine was probably never going to end well for creativity.
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For reasons that aren't yet fully understood, the results sometimes differ from previous events.
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The court's 6-3 ruling, issued Tuesday, June 30, ensures that children born in the country are considered Americans.
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Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
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Four minutes later, Brian Brobbey, who scored twice against Sweden, took a ball off the head of captain Virgil van Dijk and slammed it into the back of the net.
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The goal scorer then took an artful first touch before drilling it home.
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Those who keep postponing the conversation risk leaving their heirs not a fortune but a locked archive whose contents can only be guessed at.
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Who might have guessed, for instance, that the late Bernie Mac would be a Bible-thumper?
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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Black Detroiters living in an economically depressed 1980s Detroit imagined a sonic future that was inclusive and equitable.
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Even in her wildest dreams, Jordyn Woods probably never imagined seeing her purse behind glass in a museum display case.
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“Believed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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