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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The couple came to the internet via a video to address the comments and the unexpected backlash Pearman-Maday has supposedly received from internet users.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 May 2024
If hybrids without plug-ins are supposedly so popular, why did the numbers decline?
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
And also, supposedly, caring too much about winning said Oscar?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 May 2024
Over the past 12 months, The New York Times analyzed confidential documents and covert recordings made by law enforcement, and obtained exclusive interviews as part of an investigation into why so many horses, supposedly in peak physical condition, were breaking down so frequently.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Yeah, a lot of them were supposedly just thrown away, or burned, even, for heat by the workmen, these 18th-century workmen who had first uncovered them.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Income-tax authorities froze Congress’s bank accounts, supposedly over a late filing.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But since 2020, the governor has granted clemency to 15 prisoners serving life sentences — supposedly without the possibility of parole — in order that they be paroled or at least be given a chance for parole.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
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Swift also takes back for herself—and for other women artists—the power that supposedly comes from chronic distress, from feeling like a tortured mess.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 May 2024
If hybrids without plug-ins are supposedly so popular, why did the numbers decline?
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
And also, supposedly, caring too much about winning said Oscar?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 May 2024
Over the past 12 months, The New York Times analyzed confidential documents and covert recordings made by law enforcement, and obtained exclusive interviews as part of an investigation into why so many horses, supposedly in peak physical condition, were breaking down so frequently.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Yeah, a lot of them were supposedly just thrown away, or burned, even, for heat by the workmen, these 18th-century workmen who had first uncovered them.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Income-tax authorities froze Congress’s bank accounts, supposedly over a late filing.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But since 2020, the governor has granted clemency to 15 prisoners serving life sentences — supposedly without the possibility of parole — in order that they be paroled or at least be given a chance for parole.
—Ron Matthias, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Read More: All the References in Taylor Swift’s Title Track ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Swift also takes back for herself—and for other women artists—the power that supposedly comes from chronic distress, from feeling like a tortured mess.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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