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popularly

[ pop-yuh-ler-lee ]

adverb

  1. by the people as a whole; generally; widely:

    a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.

  2. for popular taste; for the general masses of people:

    He writes popularly on many subjects.



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/ ˈɒʊəɪ /

adverb

  1. by the public as a whole; generally or widely
  2. usually; commonly

    his full name is Robert, but he is popularly known as Bob

  3. in a popular manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·DZu· adverb
  • v·DZu·· adverb
  • ܲȴ-DZu·· adverb
  • i·DZu·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of popularly1

First recorded in 1570–80; popular + -ly
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Example Sentences

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One spigot is United to House LA, the 2022 city measure popularly known as the mansion tax.

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Many public artworks in Dublin are popularly referred to by rhyming nicknames and for years, the Molly Malone statue was known as "the tart with the cart".

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He is serving as a policy advisor while his Department of Government Efficiency, popularly know as DOGE, scours the federal bureaucracy for $1 trillion in savings.

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But the church, more popularly known as the "Moonies", argued that the donations were part of legitimate religious activities.

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In today’s depressing consequence, the show embodies another popularly used phrase: “Shocked but not surprised.”

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