as in seemingly
to all outward appearances
the lake's putatively pristine water is actually crawling with microorganisms that can wreak havoc with your gastrointestinal system
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putatively
Adverb
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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 -
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
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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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And while new economy-wide and solar-specific tariffs should ostensibly be a tailwind for US solar manufacturers, that sector is in for a rough patch as well, Hall said.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Morejón, who had not pitched since Tuesday, came in ostensibly to get some work and ended up making more work for the Padres.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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In the income tax context, the FTB has evidently adopted a similar interpretation for whether a business is conducting business or carrying on a business within California and is therefore subject to apportionment.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The more conspiratorially minded went further, suggesting without evidence that LePatner or her colleagues had been Tamura’s actual targets all along — just as Thompson had evidently been singled out by his killer.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s not necessarily a direct embodiment of human thinking per se, and more so, presumably, the indirect outcomes of human thinking.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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General manager Andrew Luck knows what is required to succeed and, presumably, would not have taken the job if Levin had given anti-football vibes.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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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Mental health advisement via poetry is probably not the best route to go.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Those findings suggested Aria died of asphyxiation, likely smothered, before being placed in the pool, the warrant read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Neurology and ophthalmology visits increased eight to nine years prior, likely due to blurred vision or eye pain, two common early symptoms of MS.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Putatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putatively. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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