as in apparent
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
the putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance
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Recent Examples of putative
Whatever the putative rationale, there are only two ways to extract even $10 billion in savings from Medicaid: Strip benefits from the program, or throw enrollees out.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The latest: The settlement, pending approval from the judge, would put an end to a putative class-action lawsuit.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Market Players FanDuel and DraftKings, the putative leaders of the U.S. sports betting market, are both expected to submit bids for a license.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Since then, the group has expanded their putative supersolid from one dimension to two (opens a new tab) and probed it for different predicted (opens a new tab) properties (opens a new tab).
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The latest: The settlement, pending approval from the judge, would put an end to a putative class-action lawsuit.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Market Players FanDuel and DraftKings, the putative leaders of the U.S. sports betting market, are both expected to submit bids for a license.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Since then, the group has expanded their putative supersolid from one dimension to two (opens a new tab) and probed it for different predicted (opens a new tab) properties (opens a new tab).
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putative
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Behind the scenes, fans speculated about an apparent rift between Lively and Baldoni, who avoided one another other during press junkets and appeared separately on red carpets.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Witkoff was with Trump during the apparent second assassination attempt on his life, telling NBC that Secret Service agents dived on Trump and got him off his Florida golf course in under 20 seconds.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Rather, Harris would need to view the job as a probable career-capper, taking pride in solving complex problems that are eating away at her native state.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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He was listed as questionable for the Lakers’ next game, in Atlanta on Dec. 6, before being upgraded to probable pregame and eventually playing.Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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People can stay safe from possible carbon monoxide poisoning by taking precautionary measures.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Prior to Tuesday night’s filing, Spiro had pushed for expediting the mayor’s case as much as possible, requesting shorter timelines and pushing for his trial to start as early as March.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the six episodes made available to critics are too preoccupied with Martian’s ostensible nuttiness to say anything about our world.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ostensible reason for the increase is to address the very real problem of revenue volatility.Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
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That night of violence — with its brutality and seeming lack of a motive — has shaken the community.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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Political pressure will come to the Kremlin not just from opponents of the war but also from those dismayed by the military’s startling incompetence and seeming lack of determination.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2022
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Even now, the demand for change-resilient experts with transferable skills is already obvious across multiple industries, especially in tech and IT.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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One of the additions should be quite obvious to anybody following the Yankees' offseason closely.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Putative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putative. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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