widely believed

idiom

: according to most people's belief
She was widely believed to be guilty.

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It’s widely believed that Republicans could usher in more tax cuts, albeit with reductions in spending too, in an era when U.S. debt has already soared to historic levels. Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 That demographic is widely believed to have contributed to his victory in 2016. Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 The song, from her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department, is widely believed to be about him. Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Even Winston Churchill, who developed a flair for painting in the South of France, fell for the charms of this fairytale hamlet: it is widely believed that a canvas depicting a street corner with a fountain was painted by the statesman here in the mid-1940s. Alexandra Zagalsky, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for widely believed 

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“Widely believed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20believed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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