presumably
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of presumably
First recorded in 1640–50; presumable + -ly
Example Sentences
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He presumably didn't want their first steps to be in the full glare of the attention and judgement that comes with being a member of one of the world's most famous families.
From BBC
Until his death nine years later, and presumably afterward, he remained dedicated to the power of the Fox sisters and the belief that the dead could talk.
From Literature
Her two younger kids are stashed away at their grandmother’s house, presumably for “Screams” 8 and 9.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a civic guessing game as to where the presumably late Mrs. Scott might be — maybe under an avalanche of concrete being poured for one of L.A.’s new freeways.
From Los Angeles Times
Whatever Congress expected to happen when it passed a law mandating the release of the Epstein files, presumably it wasn’t the arrest of a British former prince, apparently for sharing confidential information.
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