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
The note — which is unverified — was supposedly written in July 2019, a few weeks before Epstein was found dead in his cell at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center.
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 May 2026
This offseason, more than anything, has been about building toward 2027, when the Jets have three first-round picks in a draft supposedly rich with quarterback talent.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The woman in question is supposedly my friend, and the man is my fiancé.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Alex Acosta’s emails supposedly disappeared during a key time, when this deal was being negotiated.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 May 2026
This offseason, more than anything, has been about building toward 2027, when the Jets have three first-round picks in a draft supposedly rich with quarterback talent.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The woman in question is supposedly my friend, and the man is my fiancé.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Alex Acosta’s emails supposedly disappeared during a key time, when this deal was being negotiated.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposedly
Adverb
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That is all too rare these days, especially in the case of an apparently rootless individual who chose an unconventional yet outwardly decent lifestyle.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The pilot was apparently released after landing and allowed to return to Mexico.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In taking on such an iconic figure—one whose compositions have been deconstructed and reconstructed in seemingly every possible direction—the group risks revealing the method to its madness.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Mali and Niger ostensibly rule over large parts of the southern Sahara desert, but state weakness means the actual reach of the central government is limited.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Disney connects the dots between the investigation into The View and Jimmy Kimmel and the broadcast license move, which is ostensibly tied to Disney’s DEI practices.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Far From the Tree, evidently likes to keep her dad active.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Plus, evidently there is no crime or corruption problem in Florida so Uthmeier has lots of free time to meddle in how sports leagues dare align on the side of equal opportunity.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Valerie, having found her backbone, is ultimately replaced on her sitcom by an AI version of Valerie, which sounds cynical — except that Valerie ends up getting a presumably far better job as the star of Stevens’ new series, Judge’s Table, about a judge who leaves the law to become a chef.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Ainge would be playing the opposite role of his seismic 2017 trade by presumably trading up for Dybantsa in the 2026 draft.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Some portion of eligible people are probably discouraged from applying at all, believing the lottery system to be rigged or pointless.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The Chargers’ last game was a playoff loss to Vrabel’s Patriots, so nothing short of an edict from the NFL probably would have stopped the franchise’s social media team from referencing the Vrabel-Russini controversy.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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