allegedly

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Recent Examples of allegedly Rackauckas allegedly told the detective to delay writing a report on Lunsford’s statement. Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 The coroner's office representative told ABC News that Zukatis was homeless and had allegedly been using drugs since the age of 14. Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025 Kip Crofts, 59, was indicted in June for allegedly masturbating in front of a 14-year-old last year, according to an indictment filed by the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2025 And, of course, such studies do not fully explain why some kids can watch gore or play violent video games without any problems, and other kids allegedly turn into killers because of them. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025 Finances got so bad, and mistrust so high, that New York mob boss Meyer Lansky, an old childhood friend whose money was financing the project, allegedly ordered the hit that ended Siegel’s life in July 1947. Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Santa Rosa sophomore Madison Shaw told Fox News Digital that the trans player allegedly caused a concussion to a female athlete with a spike to the head. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Investigators tracked Baymon to Ross Township where she was found in a car asleep, allegedly with a gun in her lap, police said, according to WTAE, WECT and WKYC. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Law enforcement in North Carolina canceled an Amber Alert on Wednesday after a child allegedly abducted by a 26-year-old man was found safe. Jenna Sundel hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegedly
reportedly
Adverb
  • Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that Robertson reportedly asked for team assistance to pursue no-show endorsement deals at that time, only to find them later with Aspiration during Leonard’s Clippers tenure, sets the kind of backdrop that only hurts their case at the moment.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Allegedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegedly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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