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
Even as Burroughs issued her ruling, the Trump administration sent a letter to Harvard giving it 30 days to respond to the accusations, including claims that the university supposedly coordinated with China and failed to respond sufficiently to antisemitism on campus.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The House has held down the cost of its budget with a new batch of supposedly temporary measures and other accounting gimmickry; correcting for this, the 10-year addition to deficits will be closer to $5 trillion than $3 trillion.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Trump is playing footsie with the Saudi crown prince while supposedly trying to avoid a war with Iran.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The list is supposedly about accomplishments and Kirby has fewer in every single metric other than equal championships.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The House has held down the cost of its budget with a new batch of supposedly temporary measures and other accounting gimmickry; correcting for this, the 10-year addition to deficits will be closer to $5 trillion than $3 trillion.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Trump is playing footsie with the Saudi crown prince while supposedly trying to avoid a war with Iran.
—Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The list is supposedly about accomplishments and Kirby has fewer in every single metric other than equal championships.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposedly
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With Barcelona apparently closing in on signing Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, a familiar situation is looming at the new Spanish champions.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Musk apparently believed that his wealth insulated him, but that was misguided.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The case was filed at a moment when major toy corporations, like Hasbro and Mattel, were standing pat, seemingly wary of confronting the White House.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Last week, Jane cried throughout her testimony, leaving the witness box in tears after recounting a seemingly never-ending freak-off during what was supposed to be a romantic, one-on-one birthday celebration with Combs in 2023.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Musk and Trump, ostensibly political allies over cuts to federal spending, publicly clashed on June 5 in a series of social media exchanges and comments to reporters.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Told backwards, the film ostensibly guides us through the painful and rewarding life of everyman Chuck Krantz (played by Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, and Benjamin Pajak at different points in the film).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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Upon his passing, his cottage was sold, the new owners discovering a secret compartment in the basement, evidently designed to store the tools of a spy’s trade.—
Iain Macauley,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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That said, the regulars marked with the red paint evidently learned a bit better through trial and error, achieving their goal about 52 percent of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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The Thunder also made a lineup change, starting Wallace instead of traditional center Isaiah Hartenstein, breaking up the Thunder’s starting lineup from each of their first 16 playoff games presumably to be better equipped to handle Indiana’s pace.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Your friends presumably formed the band for the joy of playing.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Valdez authored one of his finest starts as an Astro in what is probably his final season with the team.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Wickham says, over the past year, she's probably spent 200 hours planning.—
Mia Venkat,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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