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adjective

Definition of allegednext
as in presumed

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verb

past tense of allege
as in claimed
to state as a fact usually forcefully alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices

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Recent Examples of alleged
Adjective
The request was the latest salvo in the messy war where Ghost is suing Wilson for defamation, and Wilson is pursuing counterclaims against the producers for alleged bullying, intimidation, and breach of contract. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 Dozens of persons of interest and numerous alleged sightings were investigated. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
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Doe's lawsuit also alleged Sarabia was among the Chi Phi fraternity brothers who allegedly snorted ketamine off her body. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 According to the affidavit, William alleged that Don hit him on the right side of his head with the firearm. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alleged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleged
  1. presumed
  2. claimed
  3. proposed
  4. insisted
  5. supposed
  6. asserted
  7. hypothetical
  8. contended
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of claimed
Adjective
  • The proposed Department of Neighborhood Safety would send mental health professionals and other civilian responders to certain nonviolent 911 calls while absorbing the city’s existing violence prevention programs.
    — Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The proposed 6,000-seat venue would be the second of its kind in the United States.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.
    — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of insisted
Adjective
  • But clearly any supposed rivalry between the legendary bands is water under the bridge.
    — Peter Gicas, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • Assistant District Attorney Jason Judd asserted at a pretrial conference that the expert would be material, or critical, at trial and that representatives of the state had met in person with the expert.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • JetBlue, which has tied a large portion of its financial future to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, left the ranks of the discounters some time ago, Harteveldt asserted.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of asserted
Adjective
  • Amazon has a hypothetical $50 billion chip business and can offer a roadmap to immense profitability.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
  • And there is still a hypothetical risk, election experts say, that the President could do something new and outlandishly lawless on or close to Election Day.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Verb
  • Musk contended that United Launch Alliance had a monopoly and said SpaceX should be eligible to bid.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Vogelsong-Parvin, in her closing argument, contended that Nakira did not act like a grieving parent.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of contended

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