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
Kuki, supposedly eighteen years old and from the metaverse, resembles an airbrushed Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant.
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Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Now outraged viewers are attacking the press for supposedly attempting to bury the story and using the video to push extremist views and propaganda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite that litigation, WB claimed that Midjourney has recently removed copyright protections in its supposedly shameful ongoing bid for profits.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The House recently passed a bipartisan bill called the Fix Our Forests Act that supposedly directs funding to forest restoration and wildfire prevention and mitigation.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Now outraged viewers are attacking the press for supposedly attempting to bury the story and using the video to push extremist views and propaganda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite that litigation, WB claimed that Midjourney has recently removed copyright protections in its supposedly shameful ongoing bid for profits.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The House recently passed a bipartisan bill called the Fix Our Forests Act that supposedly directs funding to forest restoration and wildfire prevention and mitigation.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposedly
Adverb
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You guys are apparently playing one more concert.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the case might be, there’s clearly at least one contingent in King Charles’ inner circle, which apparently includes Prince William, that would love for this Harry meeting to be a one-and-done.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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And each year, the seemingly impossible becomes reality again.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Polidori, ostensibly joining the party as a private physician, had been secretly hired by a publishing house to write a tell-all about Byron.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Premium trims gain ventilated front seats, and the gear selector migrates to the steering column, ostensibly to free up cabin space.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those watching on social media evidently agreed, with the clip earning over 120,000 views.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Those leaders presumably enjoy expertise when deciding how to address safety concerns.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some point out that with the latest high-tech, such as eyeball scans, presumably people could be distinctly and suitably identified.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That probably caught Giants fans off guard, but inside the Colts’ building?—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those guys are minutes from each other, probably seeing each other on a weekly, daily basis.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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