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
To her understanding, the companies removed those allegedly unpaid debts from her name.
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, where Quigley was embedded as a homicide investigator, disclosed earlier this month that Quigley was allegedly drinking with another State Police officer at a bar near the Superior Court before the crash, according to an office employee.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Two police officers were allegedly killed as a result.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
That warrant stated that police had allegedly received a tip from a confidential informant who claimed to have seen large amounts of weed and money at Afroman's home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kent has been simultaneously under investigation by the FBI for allegedly leaking classified information, a source familiar with the matter said.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
So that talks about bringing the car in on like a container truck for shipping and these dealers and buyers were allegedly falsifying those documents to say the vehicle had been in Montana for X period of months and then bringing it in when in reality the vehicle never was.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the following weeks, the pair allegedly repeated similar encounters at least two more times at a local park.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Four hours later, the three women allegedly used the same tactic at another Catbird jewelry store on North 7th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, stealing around $7,000 in jewelry from a display case on the store's countertop.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, where Quigley was embedded as a homicide investigator, disclosed earlier this month that Quigley was allegedly drinking with another State Police officer at a bar near the Superior Court before the crash, according to an office employee.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Two police officers were allegedly killed as a result.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
That warrant stated that police had allegedly received a tip from a confidential informant who claimed to have seen large amounts of weed and money at Afroman's home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kent has been simultaneously under investigation by the FBI for allegedly leaking classified information, a source familiar with the matter said.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
So that talks about bringing the car in on like a container truck for shipping and these dealers and buyers were allegedly falsifying those documents to say the vehicle had been in Montana for X period of months and then bringing it in when in reality the vehicle never was.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the following weeks, the pair allegedly repeated similar encounters at least two more times at a local park.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Four hours later, the three women allegedly used the same tactic at another Catbird jewelry store on North 7th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, stealing around $7,000 in jewelry from a display case on the store's countertop.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegedly
reportedly
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Beijing was reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas carriers to pass through the strait.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Garza-Behr, a spokesperson for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, reportedly said the coyotes appear to have been shot.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Allegedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegedly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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