presumedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumedly
Adverb
  • Franklin has probably been too successful — and is presumably too expensive — to fire.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Those sentiments likely described how everyone inside the locker room felt after the loss.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The project would likely bring thousands of jobs across different sectors, according to WEC.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Javice allegedly received more than $21 million for selling her equity stake and was scheduled to be paid around the same as a retention bonus, prosecutors said.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The pitching staff never put it together in the second half, with many of its purportedly reliable arms underperforming.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Photos and video purportedly showing Rivas Hernandez and Burke in close proximity have circulated on social media over the last few weeks, but police have not named Burke, or anyone, as a person of interest in the case.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That uncertainty comes at a time when many Americans’ budgets may already be stressed from years of elevated inflation, a slowing economy and possibly more tariffs.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For the Taliban, the episode possibly carries the lesson that attempting to turn back time on a population that’s grown up with the internet is much harder than just flicking a switch.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Nylander should play a little more now with Marner gone, perhaps averaging 20 minutes for the first time in the NHL.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Swift last teamed up with Martin and Shellback on 2017’s Reputation, but the trio is perhaps best known for their work together on 2014’s 1989.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The Tennessee All-American is reportedly close to getting back on the field after suffering an ACL tear in January.
    Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The stock market is bad at understanding the value of renewable energy, the CEO of one of the largest US power companies told Semafor, which could explain why his company is reportedly closing in on a takeover by private equity.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Presumedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumedly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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