as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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In an October 2024 Time interview, Antonoff comments on his varying musical projects and how he’s viewed as someone who’s supposedly busier than other artists.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Indeed, following the October 7 attacks, the Islamist militias in Southern Lebanon rained rockets and artillery down on Israeli territory from areas supposedly under UNIFIL control.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
In another clip, Duff shows Zendaya supposedly having a moment with Spider-Man and Challengers producer Amy Pascal (who is off screen).
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Carter held on but won only 51 percent of the overall primary vote to Kennedy's 37 percent — not exactly a glowing result for an incumbent among supposedly his own voters.
—Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Indeed, following the October 7 attacks, the Islamist militias in Southern Lebanon rained rockets and artillery down on Israeli territory from areas supposedly under UNIFIL control.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
In another clip, Duff shows Zendaya supposedly having a moment with Spider-Man and Challengers producer Amy Pascal (who is off screen).
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Carter held on but won only 51 percent of the overall primary vote to Kennedy's 37 percent — not exactly a glowing result for an incumbent among supposedly his own voters.
—Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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In their five years of knowing each other, this is the first time that Johnny Mac has been invited over to Thadeus’s apartment—though that, apparently, had not been enough to move Thadeus’s housekeeping hand.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence Shake Hands During First Interaction in Nearly 4 Years Pence also addressed his wife Karen, 68, apparently staring straight ahead and declining to acknowledge Trump and Melania in a seemingly tense moment that was caught on tape.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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The movie, which will have its European premiere at the fest, revolves around a young father whose hold on reality crumbles as a seemingly malign presence begins to stalk him following the death of his wife.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scanning a new Wikipedia tab can feel like turning on a faucet, using a resource that has seemingly always been there and dispensed evenly, almost magically, from the Internet pipes.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Coverage was then interrupted by a press conference headed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ostensibly to provide updates on the various fires — including, presumably, Eaton.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Many were left in tears by what De La Rosa chose to pack, as some of the items evidently have sentimental value.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The old ayatollah’s project has evidently run aground—and Iran’s pragmatists have fresh wind in their sails.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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They were presumably circulated, handled and sometimes redeposited.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Antar said that with the granite base, the sculpture probably weighs closer to 90 pounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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What’s good for one company is probably good for the entire industry.Joel Scutchfield, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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