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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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as in likely
by reasonable assumption presumably he'll come later
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Recent Examples of presumably Government researchers have spent years studying ways to reduce the cost of making nickels, presumably by using a cheaper mix of ingredients. —
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Something, presumably a problem on the upper stage, prevented the New Glenn rocket from achieving the same success Sunday. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026 But the prospect of minting a whole lot of bonus coin grew even more feverish after someone at FIFA presumably took a stroll around Manhattan on a a sweltering summer afternoon. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Wherever creator Lee Sung Jin took the concept next, a bitter rivalry would presumably be its driving force, just as Wong and Yeun’s searing anti-platonic chemistry powered Season 1 through some tonal bumps and big swings. —Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presumably
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Something, presumably a problem on the upper stage, prevented the New Glenn rocket from achieving the same success Sunday. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026 But the prospect of minting a whole lot of bonus coin grew even more feverish after someone at FIFA presumably took a stroll around Manhattan on a a sweltering summer afternoon. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Wherever creator Lee Sung Jin took the concept next, a bitter rivalry would presumably be its driving force, just as Wong and Yeun’s searing anti-platonic chemistry powered Season 1 through some tonal bumps and big swings. —Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presumably
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers were connected, apparently having had time to adjust to the loss of their two leading scorers, LeBron James acting as a brilliant playmaker for scorching hot shooters like Kennard, who hit all five of his treys in scoring a career playoff-high 27 points.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Those are applications, likely sent by mail, that have been submitted but that the agency has not physically opened and assigned a category.— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
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Associated retail and student housing will likely be part of the surrounding area.— Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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By the second week of April, the musician had seemingly recovered and arrived in Atlanta on April 14 for a performance at the Fox Theatre.— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Bucs’ seemingly endless quest for an edge rusher continues.— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tampa landed an instant impact guy in this range last year in WR Emeka Egbuka and probably just did it again with Bain.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Then Ramos stepped to the plate in a situation where the Highlanders were probably expecting a bunt, Calderon said.— Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Then, in Florida, a brawl broke out between the crews of Lil Tjay and Offset, supposedly over a gambling debt, which ended with Offset hospitalized with a bullet wound and Tjay doing a surreal post-jail interview that felt like a Real Housewives confessional.— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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For a play ostensibly about the huge broken thing that is America’s prison-industrial complex, The Fear of 13 spends little time thinking about larger systems, or even raging against the machine.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a satellite tower looking over the main field of Coachella, but now they were spooked.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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The plan entails flipping Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska and maybe even Texas and Iowa.— Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Taaffee is slightly bigger than Jones at 6-0 and 198 and regarded similarly heading into the draft or perhaps a bit lower – maybe a Day 3 guy but could slide up like Jones did.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/presumably. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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