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Recent Examples of purportedly
Elon Musk has purportedly stepped away from his government duties.
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 23 May 2025
In a statement sent to Rolling Stone on Wednesday, Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, dismissed the new witness who purportedly served as a driver for Harris during Lanez’s trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Officials of right-wing governments across several Indian states rounded up thousands of Muslims, purportedly Rohingya or Bangladeshi people living illegally in India.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
His arrest came to light late last year when a video surfaced on Russian Telegram accounts purportedly showing Jenkins being taken as a prisoner of war.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 23 May 2025
In a statement sent to Rolling Stone on Wednesday, Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, dismissed the new witness who purportedly served as a driver for Harris during Lanez’s trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Officials of right-wing governments across several Indian states rounded up thousands of Muslims, purportedly Rohingya or Bangladeshi people living illegally in India.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
His arrest came to light late last year when a video surfaced on Russian Telegram accounts purportedly showing Jenkins being taken as a prisoner of war.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
Adverb
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The tomb of Charles Feltman, a restaurateur who supposedly invented the hot dog, is nicer than my apartment.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Finding sand in your supposedly clean laundry is another sign.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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With Barcelona apparently closing in on signing Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, a familiar situation is looming at the new Spanish champions.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Musk apparently believed that his wealth insulated him, but that was misguided.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Nick Stern, a British news photographer, reportedly needed emergency surgery after sustaining a leg wound during the clashes.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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The Italian Ferretti Group was the setting for a spy-vs-spy scenario that reportedly included private detectives shadowing an executive of the Italian builder’s primary Chinese investor and recording devices hidden in several offices, according to Bloomberg.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Musk and Trump, ostensibly political allies over cuts to federal spending, publicly clashed on June 5 in a series of social media exchanges and comments to reporters.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Told backwards, the film ostensibly guides us through the painful and rewarding life of everyman Chuck Krantz (played by Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, and Benjamin Pajak at different points in the film).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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This city of two million reputedly produces nearly two-thirds of all the Christmas decorations purchased worldwide.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Upon his passing, his cottage was sold, the new owners discovering a secret compartment in the basement, evidently designed to store the tools of a spy’s trade.—
Iain Macauley,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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That said, the regulars marked with the red paint evidently learned a bit better through trial and error, achieving their goal about 52 percent of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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The case was filed at a moment when major toy corporations, like Hasbro and Mattel, were standing pat, seemingly wary of confronting the White House.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Last week, Jane cried throughout her testimony, leaving the witness box in tears after recounting a seemingly never-ending freak-off during what was supposed to be a romantic, one-on-one birthday celebration with Combs in 2023.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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