supposably
as may be assumed, imagined, or supposed:In our modern and supposably transparent era, the government’s motives for war have come into question.
Origin of supposably
1Words that may be confused with supposably
- supposably , supposedly
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How to use supposably in a sentence
We’re seeing eight-standard-deviation events happen every other day—these are supposed to happen every hundred years.
The biggest risks and opportunities for investors in 2021 | matthewheimer | November 20, 2020 | FortuneFor weeks now, schools have been implementing “phase one” – which is supposed to allow students who have fallen behind to come back to school for in-person, appointment-based sessions.
The Learning Curve: Even With Schools Closed, State of District ‘Unstoppable’ | Will Huntsberry | November 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFurther suppose those shapes are all convex, with no indentations.
Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology | Joshua Sokol | November 19, 2020 | Quanta MagazineShelter staff are supposed to call to check on the children 30 days after their release to ensure they are still living their sponsor, safe, in school and aware of coming court dates.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories | by Melissa Sanchez | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaTwo other sources pointed to the recent lean stretch everybody went through this year, where numerous publishers grudgingly allowed advertisers to pause or cancel deals, sometimes just days before campaigns are supposed to go live.
‘People are gonna shop’: Despite second coronavirus wave, consumer confidence ticks up and brakes on ad spend not slammed yet | Max Willens | November 19, 2020 | Digiday
The spider and the fly was nothing to the arrangements they had made to receive their supposably unsuspicious guests.
Frontier Boys on the Coast | Capt. Wyn RooseveltA wind might supposably have blown her away, but one knew it would not, because she was firm and steady on her small feet.
T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson BurnettBut I'm not supposably the kind of priest you mean, and I don't think just such a priest supposable.
A Foregone Conclusion | William Dean HowellsBut the extreme poles of her affection are supposably represented by Phaon and Anactoria.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern | Edgar SaltusAt this time Mme. du Deffand had supposably reformed her conduct, if not her belief.
The Women of the French Salons | Amelia Gere Mason
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