as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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Recent Examples of supposedly
Waller’s supposedly in good — but not great shape — especially after competing nationally last year in HYROX challenges, which is a fitness run that combines running with functional exercise.
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Omar Kelly
august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The case was the first of many pending against oil companies that have supposedly lied about whether their policies led to land loss along that state’s coast, reaching from the mouth of the Mississippi River.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The idea that Moe and Josh Flatbush, played by John and Nick Turturro, were supposedly antisemitic characters — like in the history of the music business there was never a situation where someone who was Jewish exploited Black musicians?
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
In general, con artists put you on edge by alerting you to a fake but supposedly urgent problem.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Omar Kelly
august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The case was the first of many pending against oil companies that have supposedly lied about whether their policies led to land loss along that state’s coast, reaching from the mouth of the Mississippi River.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
The idea that Moe and Josh Flatbush, played by John and Nick Turturro, were supposedly antisemitic characters — like in the history of the music business there was never a situation where someone who was Jewish exploited Black musicians?
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
In general, con artists put you on edge by alerting you to a fake but supposedly urgent problem.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposedly
Adverb
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Borg’s doctors apparently wanted Borg to have such follow-up immediately.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of them apparently left its best in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Yankees have seemingly loved having Bellinger on the roster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That action, even if ostensibly directed at Hamas, is likely to exacerbate tensions not only with Qatar but place increasing stress on the calculus allied Gulf Arab countries make in their dealings with Israel.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Comedian John Early’s directorial debut, ostensibly a pastiche of basic-cable TV movies, is not a parody, or a satire, or even a comedy.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The next morning, Dermish noticed new gas flares, presumably lit to release pressure in the pipeline network by burning excess gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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While wearing a blue facial mask, Ned has a video meeting with Marv Putnam, the leader of Enervate, which is the Truth Teller's parent company, along with a man named Dan, who is presumably the editor in chief of a newspaper in Cincinnati.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic, probably the greatest returner ever with probably the greatest backhand ever, took his backhand cut and sailed it long.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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