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
Hundreds of police responded to the shooting, which included a student allegedly wielding a handgun, Kelley said in a news briefing.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Routh allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested by a local sheriff's office on a nearby interstate.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, approached the front door, and a man inside the home allegedly fired at the two.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Indeed, in January, Chase was arrested and charged with simple battery after allegedly hitting an Atlanta-area sports bar manager in the face.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Israeli Russian diamond tycoon filed suit against him for allegedly impersonating them and unjustly enriching himself using their last name.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The manifesto also had disturbing sketches Ivers had allegedly drawn and handwritten threats to kill judges, their children and pets, the complaint said.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Those Zoom calls also occurred after Jett’s ex-employee was allegedly told Jett had died.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Routh allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested by a local sheriff's office on a nearby interstate.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, approached the front door, and a man inside the home allegedly fired at the two.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Indeed, in January, Chase was arrested and charged with simple battery after allegedly hitting an Atlanta-area sports bar manager in the face.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Israeli Russian diamond tycoon filed suit against him for allegedly impersonating them and unjustly enriching himself using their last name.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The manifesto also had disturbing sketches Ivers had allegedly drawn and handwritten threats to kill judges, their children and pets, the complaint said.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Those Zoom calls also occurred after Jett’s ex-employee was allegedly told Jett had died.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegedly
reportedly
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Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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