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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Meanwhile Penn State last year was on the hook for more than $900,000 in football coaching severance per the KnightNewhouse database, presumably due to Mike Yurcich, Kotelnicki’s predecessor who was fired in 2023.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
If Gala stands in for both feminism and fun, Lane’s realization suggests a growing understanding that women—and everyone else, presumably—need both in order to be whole.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Perhaps Carpenter will make the pivot to hip-hop at some point, and if nothing else, Jason’s classification of her music may very well make for a hilarious conversation when their paths presumably cross at Travis Kelce’s future wedding to Swift.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Season five, which will presumably arrive sometime next year, will be The Witcher’s last, and fans of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher books will remember Nimue from The Lady of the Lake, the final novel chronologically.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
If Gala stands in for both feminism and fun, Lane’s realization suggests a growing understanding that women—and everyone else, presumably—need both in order to be whole.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Perhaps Carpenter will make the pivot to hip-hop at some point, and if nothing else, Jason’s classification of her music may very well make for a hilarious conversation when their paths presumably cross at Travis Kelce’s future wedding to Swift.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Season five, which will presumably arrive sometime next year, will be The Witcher’s last, and fans of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher books will remember Nimue from The Lady of the Lake, the final novel chronologically.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
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Meanwhile, prosecutors earlier this year charged three other San Diego-area CBP officers in a similar but apparently unrelated case.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The surgery addressed the impingement, but Ball is still apparently affected enough by it to be sidelined in game action for the better part of the last week.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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While historians long theorized that foul play may have played a role in the death of the ruler, more recent DNA analysis suggests that Tutankhamen likely died from a combination of malaria and a bone disorder, per Live Science.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the boundaries between global prestige and domestic performance blur, 2026 will likely see deeper integration between international fashion calendars and China’s digital economy.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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This offseason is seemingly going to be dominated by the top free agents on the market, including superstar Kyle Tucker.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But seemingly by sheer willpower, Meredith holds out her hand, which sends the liquid back in the opposite direction toward Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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That probably stems from the extraordinary effort his players have produced across this block of fixtures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s closure of that highway, where shrapnel actually fell on police vehicles, probably saved both lives and plenty of property damage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Venus, the planet of love and harmony, is said to rule the Libra constellation, which supposedly makes Libras shine in their relationships.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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First, Ron wakes up to a visit from a stranger who supposedly arranged to buy a vintage Beatles figure collection from him, and is verklempt when Ron has nothing for him.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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But perhaps some of it had to do with precisely this feeling of poignancy that seeing me would have engendered in him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the physical being would be transformed, and perhaps the soul, which didn’t go its separate way but was always a co-conspirator with the body.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Inspired by executive producer and Kardashian’s real-life divorce attorney Laura Wasser (who is also rumored to have been the model for the Laura Dern character in Marriage Story), All’s Fair ostensibly means to explore how these women’s careers inform their personal lives, and vice versa.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The administration keeps portraying its actions as part of a counternarcotics operation—ostensibly the first such operation in history to require the use of an aircraft carrier.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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In fact, Thanksgiving, along with Christmas and New Year’s Day, all see an uptick in those dangerous driving habits, but the fourth Thursday of November, when so many families travel long distances to gather together over turkey, stuffing or maybe mac and cheese, sees the most worrisome surge.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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From what might be the world's largest spider web to a dog's unique way of going upstairs, this week's headlines left us speechless, and maybe a bit squirmish.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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