1
as in apparently
to all outward appearances
presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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2
as in likely
by reasonable assumption
presumably he'll come later
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Recent Examples of presumably
With his eyes presumably on that prize, Newsom is distancing himself as much as possible from the progressive wing of his party, and from any unpopular positions that his political allies might have adopted in the past decade.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
That would presumably require action from Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
To add to the information overload, there are flashbacks, self-aware references to classic whodunits, digressions into White House lore presumably mined from Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, which inspired the show.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
That's the day that the men's basketball tournament officially starts, so the X Bracket Challenge presumably pertains to that series of games.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
That would presumably require action from Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
To add to the information overload, there are flashbacks, self-aware references to classic whodunits, digressions into White House lore presumably mined from Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, which inspired the show.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
That's the day that the men's basketball tournament officially starts, so the X Bracket Challenge presumably pertains to that series of games.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
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But with players like Donaldson, Goldin and others who seem adept at meeting the moment, being on the brink is apparently right where Michigan likes it.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Both were apparently among thousands of political asylum aspirants who entered the United States from Mexico legally via an immigration process scrapped by the Trump administration.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s ironic considering 77% of the IRA’s clean energy and deployment investment have gone to Congressional districts represented by Republicans, and likely the reason 21 GOP Members of the House of Representatives oppose repealing them.—
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The one area where the Starlink Mini mostly matches its larger counterpart is in latency, likely due to the fact that SpaceX has been hard at work reducing the latency of the entire satellite and ground-station network.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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So if the seemingly changing motions of the heavens could be predicted, maybe earthly events could be, too.—
James Byrne,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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This seemingly free and easy infant-feeding technique is anything but.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Oh, for sure, my parents probably immediately, but my whole family is involved in music for the most part.—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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England probably won’t tiki-taka their way past the best opponents, in part because of the lack of top-class midfield options.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live and the man most single-handedly responsible for O’Brien’s stardom, supposedly hated it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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This supposedly stands for 23 de Enero, a Caracas neighborhood known for crime.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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There’s long been speculation that Kennedy’s murder may have been committed by multiple shooters with possible ties to the Mafia or perhaps working for foreign governments.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since the road is paved, no special equipment is needed—except, perhaps, some sunglasses to engage in prime people-watching.—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
AFAR Media,
19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The future is ostensibly nearer than might be assumed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The company offers a Pro version that ostensibly provides enhanced capabilities and larger code-generation limits.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Now that Cuomo has experienced it from the other side, maybe he’s changed his attitude.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Get ready for a wild ride in Kansas City as a weather system will send temperatures plummeting and usher in howling winds, rain and maybe some light snow on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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