Definition of purportedly
: it is purported : ostensibly, allegedly
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The two Jewish visitors are armed only with two harmless crates purportedly filled with perfume, but their mere presence is about to overwhelm everyone in their path.
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The episode purportedly addressed the issue of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, among other topics.
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However, the military's open-fire policies came under more scrutiny as two amateur videos emerged purportedly showing two Palestinians being shot — one killed and one wounded — while not posing any apparent threat to soldiers.
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In the memo sent to interim Safety Director John Ligato, Starr wondered why Bortolotto purportedly requested the amount of Ligato's salary.
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Federal authorities accused the 33-year-old, who at the time of his arrest in 2015 was living in Maryland, of taking about $8,700 from Islamic State purportedly to pay for a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
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Within the next month, a commission headed by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to make recommendations to the NCAA on changes that would purportedly help clean up the sport.
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This man routinely appeared on Howard Stern’s radio show to talk about all of the gorgeous women who purportedly wanted him.
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Of the thousands of documents that purportedly made up the case against Gul, only 24 pages had at first been declassified and turned over.
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First Known Use of purportedly
1942
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