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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?
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as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he purports to be an expert in criminalistics
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as in supposed
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Recent Examples of purported
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
Two days later, more than 100 Oath Keepers met on a video call to plan their first trip to Washington for the Million MAGA March later that month, where thousands gathered to protest purported election fraud.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The debunked theory connecting autism and childhood vaccines first garnered major attention in 1998, when a paper published in a British medical journal purported to find a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Mostly grown for its purported medicinal powers, the plant itself has an unassuming appearance.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
Two days later, more than 100 Oath Keepers met on a video call to plan their first trip to Washington for the Million MAGA March later that month, where thousands gathered to protest purported election fraud.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
Adjective
For instance, an individual became involved with a seemingly reputable Telegram crypto trading channel, which purported to offer guidance on trading Ethereum and utilizing a new trading platform.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The debunked theory connecting autism and childhood vaccines first garnered major attention in 1998, when a paper published in a British medical journal purported to find a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purported
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The money was intended to help build three structures on canals and basins in North Miami-Dade and Broward counties to improve flood mitigation.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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The city had intended to offer the real estate for sale or lease until budgetary woes led Mayor Todd Gloria to call off the plan to secure a new City Hall.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Because of his status as a prestige member, the club turned a blind eye to the abuse, the lawsuit alleged − the organization was ultimately not part of the trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Twitter’s ad business was in trouble—and Tesla shareholders worried Musk was too distracted from his supposed main gig, running the automaker.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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There have been times when Clark has cleared the council chamber for a time during council meetings due to supposed disruptions.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Electoral authorities reported voter participation of more than 80% and planned to release initial results within two hours.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s company had initially planned to support its Colossus supercomputer which uses around 150 megawatts of power with 100,000 H100 GPUs, even more when upgraded to 200,000.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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Some of them don't always make a lot of sense, but this hypothetical deal seems to have the groundwork of a potential trade this month.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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As directed by Grok’s cousin (or whatever), the hypothetical Labubu Movie from AI might be a trainwreck.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 July 2025
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Hamas has insisted on sticking to the initial framework signed with Israel in January, which would have seen parties move to a second phase on March 1.—
Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Innies insisted on exploring the outside world.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
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“Purported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purported. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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