as in reportedly
according to what has been said
The defendant allegedly robbed several homes on Main Street.
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Recent Examples of allegedly
Neff's blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit following the crash.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Officials said the migrants are from Senegal, Mali and Guinea and were busted for allegedly selling counterfeit items in the area.
—Greg Norman , Alexis McAdams , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors dismissed the case because the company that Lopez allegedly wrote the check to, Croft Rental, no longer exists, Jonathan Carter, a spokesman for the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office, told The Star in an email.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The 18-year-old broke free, fled on foot and allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic hand gun, which Bettison said was recovered by police.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Officials said the migrants are from Senegal, Mali and Guinea and were busted for allegedly selling counterfeit items in the area.
—Greg Norman , Alexis McAdams , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors dismissed the case because the company that Lopez allegedly wrote the check to, Croft Rental, no longer exists, Jonathan Carter, a spokesman for the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office, told The Star in an email.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The 18-year-old broke free, fled on foot and allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic hand gun, which Bettison said was recovered by police.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegedly
reportedly
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Because her eight-episode hiatus will reportedly run consecutively, Scorsone will likely not return to Grey's Anatomy until 2026.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Things reportedly got heated on the set of Outer Banks' fifth and final season earlier this week.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Allegedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegedly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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