professedly

adverb

Definition of professedlynext
as in perhaps

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Recent Examples of professedly In this relationship comedy, a man (Kyle Marvin) seeks a little help from his friends after his wife (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce, only to throw the friends’ (Dakota Johnson, Michael Angelo Covino) professedly open marriage into disarray in the process. — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 They are professedly based on hunches that the enemy will attack, occupy or conquer at some future time unless the enemy is obliterated. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025 But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022 In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry. — Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. — David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professedly
  1. perhaps
  2. possibly
  3. probably
  4. conceivably
  5. likely
  6. maybe
  7. allegedly
  8. manifestly
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  • Or perhaps a creative talent suddenly feels less like a dream and more like something worth developing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This insight leads to perhaps the most important leadership question in the entire article.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of perhaps
Adverb
  • This would be consistent with much higher prices, possibly in the region of $120-140 per barrel based on historical form.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An Asian man in his 20s or 30s was reported possibly intoxicated and taking photos and videos outside the building.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • Of these, most of the mistakes were in incurring the liability in the first place, with probably at least a third of them being from personal guarantees being called.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Even had Guardiola stayed on, City would probably be playing a more direct brand of football next season, with players more suited to beating a man and covering ground than playing a thousand million passes.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Trading Moniak or McCarthy would conceivably be a quick way to clear a roster spot for the debut of Charlie Condon, the first baseman/corner outfielder who is one of Colorado’s top prospects and has been knocking on the door in Triple-A Albuquerque.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This is the least surprising thing that could conceivably happen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conceivably
Adverb
  • These four institutions alone likely enroll more students than most entire state public university systems.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Boring the world What progress South Africa makes will likely be of keen interest to an ever-growing list of countries.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the big upturns for the closers, most Broadway productions saw at least some dips last week, perhaps due to the competition with the three departing shows, or maybe just some summer wilting.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of maybe
Adverb
  • Prosecutors had said that Laster and Rozier, longtime friends, were part of a group called GMB that publicly flaunted its access to guns and that Laster allegedly relied on to intimidate witnesses.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Verizon officials have announced a $25,000 reward program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people who allegedly cut fiber lines and cut off service to thousands of Southern California customers in recent days.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of allegedly
Adverb
  • What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of manifestly

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