admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
ad-
1
: as has been or must be admitted
an admittedly inadequate treatment
2
: it must be admitted
admittedly, we took a chance
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admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
That being said, humans admittedly do so constantly.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Borisov admittedly wasn’t familiar with Sean Baker’s work before Anora.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Also helping is the admittedly fuzzier benefit of the films expanding the brand of The New Yorker and, ultimately, possibly increasing subscriptions.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Admittedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittedly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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