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verb

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Recent Examples of purport
Verb
When the bank sent marketing emails to 400,000 purported Frank customers, approximately 70% bounced back as undeliverable. Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 The group posted a video taken from another vessel, purporting to show the Yulara vessel being hit with water cannons. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Beyond Gein, the pair are already preparing a fourth season, which will feature Ella Beatty as purported axe murderer Lizzie Borden. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 At 26, Dean doesn’t purport to have mastered the art of loving. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for purport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purport
Noun
  • The writer-director doesn’t solicit sympathy for Polly (played by Dakota Fanning) or impose meaning on her suffering.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Being part of the roti-making process connects travelers to generations of Caribbean cooks and their stories, giving context and meaning to what might otherwise be just a meal.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These are not intended for prolonged play and may break.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s a candle that’s an especially great gift, especially if it’s intended for someone who feels affectionately for Maison Balzac’s cartoonish glassware.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • State and local officials are investigating a Seattle-area corrections department after a whistleblower alleged the county was hiring unqualified immigrants as guards, according to a complaint filed with Washington state authorities.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The precise fraud alleged, however, was a surprise.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Growing up, and well into my early adulthood, my grandma was my best friend—a person who fostered a sense of confidence in me, loved me unconditionally, and gave me the best taste in everything nostalgic from her younger years.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The final finished 14-14, but my abiding memory is the intoxicating swirl of noise and colour created by almost 93,000 fans, plus the sense of anticipation that accompanied the pre-match walk up Olympic Way.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following the success, Google may be planning to integrate the image model into some of its other apps and services.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The team plans to expand the research to evaluate inhaler emissions in specific patient groups, such as Medicaid recipients, and to compare clinical outcomes of low- and high-emission inhalers in the same therapeutic class.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wimbledon insists on white clothing and strawberries with cream (distinguished rituals that trace back generations).
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than chasing Netflix or Disney+, Bilke insists on doubling down on the values of public broadcasting.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Federal officials repeatedly sought to calm public anxieties, affirming no evidence of foreign involvement or ill intent behind the sightings.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Gittens came on against Liverpool with 15 minutes to go and showed better attacking intent, and brought a good save out of Giorgi Mamardashvili.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Purport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purport. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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