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
Murray-Smith's play is billed as a thriller, presumably for marketing reasons, just as Highsmith's writing, including the Tom Ripley novels, was labeled as crime or suspense fiction.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Duffers’ monitors are set up inside a dilapidated Radio Shack, presumably the same one that Bob (Sean Astin) worked at in Season 2.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Another young man, presumably X2, sits in the shadows nearby.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Hulu is heading into — and then out of, presumably — the big house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Duffers’ monitors are set up inside a dilapidated Radio Shack, presumably the same one that Bob (Sean Astin) worked at in Season 2.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Another young man, presumably X2, sits in the shadows nearby.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Hulu is heading into — and then out of, presumably — the big house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
Adverb
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Generally, what happens to the White House’s trash is secret—at least as of 2018, which was apparently the last time the federal government released any information on where Oval Office garbage goes.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Lollapalooza show, the group says, was apparently manifested by the guitarist Parkinson.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using Hubble's data, astronomers have identified more than 80 possible star clusters inside this ring, many less than 100 million years old, though the spiral galaxy itself has likely persisted for over a billion years.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Ducks will likely have a little less muscle but a bit more morale on the road.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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As Monaco ramped up the second-half pressure, with Spurs seemingly having no answer for the pace and fervour with which the Ligue 1 side attacked Frank’s defence from all angles, Netherlands international Teze looked set to break the deadlock.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Louisville would probably look quite different if the founder of Brown-Forman never became the first whiskey maker to bottle and seal his liquor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sports betting is probably as old as sports itself.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Among the 65 submissions was one that detailed the discovery of a 1930s-era oil can from Fresno that was supposedly uncovered at SDSU during an on-campus building project.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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To break the encryption would mean finding a fast solution to these supposedly infeasible problems, an act that would overturn a foundational assumption of modern math.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And perhaps gets a certain Heisenberg off its case.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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How did one moped — perhaps a light-bodied Eighties-era Mobylette, which Le Grand recalls seeing in the young men’s apartment — carry two adult men and a 300-pound marble bust through the streets of Paris?—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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One of them is David McIntosh, president of the Club for Growth, a group that ostensibly intervenes in GOP primaries on behalf of candidates who support smaller government.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Hal rushes away, ostensibly to tell Grace Penn.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Well, maybe a little surprised, considering the opponent was the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who allowed only four runs in sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barring a late season storm, Duarte and Palazon expect the prices to hold steady, maybe even drop a little, as the first-month fever and novelty dies down.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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