presumedly

Definition of presumedlynext

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Adverb
  • Baker would probably love People’s, a new referral-only cocktail lounge in the West Village.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Using such a large share of the river for cattle feed probably isn’t sustainable.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Any benefit cuts, experts say, would more likely affect younger workers, those many years from retirement.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Fans will likely see cranes, bulldozers and dust on opening day, as the area will remain a construction zone for years, while the rest of the $1 billion, 131-acre project is completed.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • But some of the most revealing details uncovered by La Nación go beyond corporate structures and bank transfers—and into how the money was allegedly spent.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • According to the text messages, Del Valle allegedly instructed Randazzo to message one of the victims about meeting up at the apartment.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • There are six of them, but only two are still in use, and the one where the restaurant was purportedly located is not one of them.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Many of them took the opportunity to clear their name or promote or purportedly launch their own chocolatey treats.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Hernandez didn’t meet clients, their families or their doctors in person and couldn’t possibly know better than caseworkers what was best for them, Senrra testified.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • If that goes well, NASA plans to launch one and possibly two moon landing missions in 2028.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Start planning a fun getaway for May or June, perhaps with with close friends or siblings, and look forward to a lighter, more social chapter just around the corner.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • On the last night that anybody else reportedly saw Nancy, that camera caught a glimpse of a person clad in dark clothes, wearing gloves and a black balaclava, unidentifiable, standing at the threshold.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Trump has also reportedly weighed the option of sending in ground forces to seize Kharg Island, a major fuel hub that facilitates 90% of Iran’s crude exports.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Presumedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumedly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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