Definition of purportedly
:it is purported :ostensibly, allegedly
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The program, which would have gone into effect in 23 metropolitan areas, would theoretically not have cost HUD any more money, something that seemingly would have appealed to an administration purportedly hell-bent on cutting government costs.
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Now, purportedly, there are some tracts of land under contract for as much as $4 million per acre.
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The clandestine bonuses bestowed by former university president James Ramsey were not a good look, either, for a public institution purportedly pledged to transparency.
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Kansas City TV station KCTV5 first reported the upcoming release of the report on Wednesday afternoon, and published online a five-page document that was purportedly the full report.
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The post is purportedly from Springfield police officer.
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Luxury skin-care brand Hermetise has just released a $5,000 anti-aging skin regimen that purportedly uses feline excrement as the secret ingredient to fight wrinkles.
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One of the principals of the Clinton campaign, John Podesta, was a board member of a green-energy firm that suddenly saw an infusion of Russian cash — purportedly in an attempt to sway Podesta.
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Veselnitskaya purportedly offered no useful information about Clinton’s candidacy.
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First Known Use of purportedly
1942
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