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Synonyms
apparently, evidently, ostensibly, ostensively, putatively, seemingly, supposedly
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Her budget proposal, with many of the details missing in Thursday’s speech filled in and, presumably, big bites taken at the city’s problem, is due in October. — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a thing for ‘conversations,’ and that’s good," 30 Aug. 2019 Their common argument is that the Equality Act would limit religious freedoms, presumably, for those who would claim religious belief in denying LGBTQ people services and rights. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "White House responds after Taylor Swift's Equality Act push in VMAs speech," 28 Aug. 2019 And, as insurance becomes more commonplace, fewer, presumably, will be so taken by surprise. — The Economist, "The poor, who most need insurance, are least likely to have it," 22 Aug. 2019 The violence against demonstrators these past weeks would presumably reduce the score even more dramatically. — Mona Charen, National Review, "What Hong Kong Means for the U.S.," 16 Aug. 2019 The most-Shazamed songs list reflects songs that are catching on more organically, since those listeners may be hearing (and are presumably, curious) about the music and may not know the artist. — Sarah Grant, Billboard, "Apple Music Unveils Free Data Analytics Tool for Artists, Managers," 8 Aug. 2019 That, presumably, will lessen the need for special underwater effects. — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, "'The Little Mermaid': ABC resurfaces plans for a live musical version of the classic film with Queen Latifah," 5 Aug. 2019 The team coated half of the eggs with capsazepine—a chemical that prevents embryos from sensing temperature and, presumably, moving to warmer or colder areas—and left the other half uncoated. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Turtle Embryos May Be Able to Influence Their Sex by Moving Around Inside the Egg," 2 Aug. 2019 The venue’s epicenter could, presumably, replace the Civic Center Arena, which would be demolished. — al, "Mobile Civic Center redo picking up momentum," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presumably.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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