supposedly
adverb
sup·pos·ed·ly
sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē 
also -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …—
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she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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Sociologists have been perplexed at the scale and stubbornness of the decline in fertility, which does not appear to be materially impacted by various governments' attempts to intervene with supposedly birth-inducing policies like tax credits.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Brügger, who’s made a specialty of exposing corruption, human rights, and law-violating kingpins, sees an opportunity to question the myth of Denmark as the least corrupt country in the world, a welfare state supposedly built on trust.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
If the explosive growth of the AI companion market is any indication, this romantic challenge isn’t confined to teenagers – many people who are older and supposedly wiser are drawn to the promise of unconditional compliance.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
While the palace is supposedly moving away from reporting on Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, royal fans won’t have to dig too deep to get the details on the Princess of Wale’s current fashion.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Brügger, who’s made a specialty of exposing corruption, human rights, and law-violating kingpins, sees an opportunity to question the myth of Denmark as the least corrupt country in the world, a welfare state supposedly built on trust.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
If the explosive growth of the AI companion market is any indication, this romantic challenge isn’t confined to teenagers – many people who are older and supposedly wiser are drawn to the promise of unconditional compliance.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
While the palace is supposedly moving away from reporting on Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, royal fans won’t have to dig too deep to get the details on the Princess of Wale’s current fashion.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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