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
So the final draft tally on the Fox trade for the Kings will presumably be five seconds and two firsts (San Antonio’s 2027 first and Minnesota’s 2031 first).
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
In the wake of the mind-boggling Luka Doncic trade, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and head coach Jason Kidd addressed the media, presumably hoping to cool things down a bit.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The quote itself is sometimes attributed (usually in dubious email forwards and extended family’s Facebook posts) to the Dalai Lama, presumably to underscore its wisdom, but the broader sentiment pops up again and again in fields as diverse as fashion design to haute cuisine.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport in the week before a deadly collision presumably killed 67 people on Wednesday, according to a report.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
In the wake of the mind-boggling Luka Doncic trade, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and head coach Jason Kidd addressed the media, presumably hoping to cool things down a bit.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The quote itself is sometimes attributed (usually in dubious email forwards and extended family’s Facebook posts) to the Dalai Lama, presumably to underscore its wisdom, but the broader sentiment pops up again and again in fields as diverse as fashion design to haute cuisine.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport in the week before a deadly collision presumably killed 67 people on Wednesday, according to a report.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumably
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But during Super Bowl LIX, and with President Donald Trump apparently planning to attend on Sunday, the NFL might be making another kind of statement on the Caesars Superdome field itself.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Christy Merrick, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Siri needs a facelift Apple has apparently been riding the do-nothing train for 14 years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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The think tank said Canadian production and investment would likely suffer although government support in Ottawa could soften the blow with financial support.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Any effort by the Trump administration to deport incarcerated US nationals to another country would likely face significant legal pushback.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Anderson was killed in a seemingly unrelated shooting in 1998.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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But by this point, the wreck had seemingly been buried entirely under sand, and the search was unsuccessful.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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What was the most challenging year? Logistically challenging would probably be the year that the fire marshal shut us down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Read: The price of humiliating Nicolás Maduro Legal challenges are probably coming, because no precedent has established the legality of terminating a preceding administration’s TPS extension.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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The reporters of our media are supposedly exhausted by the frenetic pace of Trump’s presidency.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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This tax charity for the rich is not merely a matter of increasing the national debt — although the supposedly fiscally responsible Republicans ballooned the deficit in Trump’s first term and it is estimated that extending the cuts would increase the debt by $4.6 trillion over 10 years.—
John A. Ragosta,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2025
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The story was perhaps most famously adapted for the screen in James Whale's 1931 film, which starred Boris Karloff as the Creature.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Meet Trump's pick for director of national intelligence Gabbard faces perhaps the most difficult route to confirmation of all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The operation — which Trump turned into a temporary federal agency through an executive order — is ostensibly aimed at reducing federal bureaucracy.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although Trump's tariff threat hinged ostensibly on concerns about drug trafficking, the delivery of the National Guard to the border will have undoubtedly satisfied his need to appear tough on immigration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Still, the state’s clueless ad leans into the worst critiques and caricatures of government work, maybe in an effort to appeal to a post-COVID-19 workforce that resents being called back to the office.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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But maybe a different dream of harmony, a literal-minded, utilitarian righteousness, an easy, almost evangelical can-do determination to make everything right?—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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