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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Recent Examples of presumably
The red corduroy bag (a vintage Fendi Baguette) added some texture to the fit, and her strappy white flat sandals—presumably by The Row, her go-to shoe label—finished it off with even more polish.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Currently, the jury trial is scheduled for March 30, 2026, presumably after which, OpenAI's claims can be resolved.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Current projections show that over the next 20 years, most of the state will have a higher likelihood of heavy rains and, presumably floods, increasing the chance for spikes in property damage.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Currently, the jury trial is scheduled for March 30, 2026, presumably after which, OpenAI's claims can be resolved.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Current projections show that over the next 20 years, most of the state will have a higher likelihood of heavy rains and, presumably floods, increasing the chance for spikes in property damage.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
Adverb
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During the summit Friday, lunch was apparently cancelled.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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After the game, Padres manager Mike Shildt said a shin that apparently struck a camera was more of the concern.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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But anti-vaccine advocates have for years fought for the creation of the panel, likely seeing it as a tool to further erode confidence in the safety of childhood vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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Foreign governments are watching closely to see how Trump reacts to Putin, likely gauging what the interaction might mean for their own dealings with the U.S. president, who has eschewed traditional diplomacy for his own transactional approach to relationships.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The major inciting incident saw Carano sharing a post from another account that seemingly compared the treatment of conservatives in the U.S. during the COVID pandemic to that of Jewish people during Nazi-era Germany.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Swift and Kelce famously started dating in the summer of 2023, and seemingly first confirmed their romance when Swift started popping up at his NFL games in September of that year.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As for what was going through his mind — probably not much in that exact moment.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Falling victim to an Allosaurus attack would probably end in a death by a thousand cuts, each delivered with low power, exerting low stress on the relatively fragile skull of the attacker.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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And since China supposedly doesn’t prioritize safety, racing ahead—even recklessly—is the safer long-term bet.—
Brian Tse,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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After spending last week hyping Grok's spicy new features, Elon Musk kicked off this week by threatening to sue Apple for supposedly gaming the App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT over Grok.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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Along the way, perhaps an answer is being formed that says the user should freak out and run amok about the potential mental health issue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But the cars that showed up for the event were perhaps the biggest stars of the day.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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The series follows a group of recently deceased strangers who are ostensibly living in some version of Heaven, only to realize there's something off about their seemingly utopian new home.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps several years ago, maybe your firm was at the center of a controversy.—
Ross Kernez,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Or look like one, either, except maybe for the many things that old people and I have in common, such as the mysterious and sudden appearance of too much skin around my neck, and weird curly growths that appear under my chin.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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