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Recent Examples of purportedly
Efrem Lukatsky, a photojournalist with The Associated Press, published an image to social media last week purportedly showing Flamingo missiles at a factory in Ukraine on August 18.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Pentagon laboratories are not spurring the AI boom, which purportedly holds the keys to America’s military and economic future.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus there are host of improvements to the formula on offer, including its range, the tech inside, and, purportedly, a smoother user experience.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — who was not invited to this summit purportedly discussing his country’s future, nearly four years after Putin’s unprovoked all-out invasion — is headed to the White House for a meeting tomorrow.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Pentagon laboratories are not spurring the AI boom, which purportedly holds the keys to America’s military and economic future.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus there are host of improvements to the formula on offer, including its range, the tech inside, and, purportedly, a smoother user experience.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — who was not invited to this summit purportedly discussing his country’s future, nearly four years after Putin’s unprovoked all-out invasion — is headed to the White House for a meeting tomorrow.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
Adverb
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The chemicals, sold by Chinese companies, were allegedly purchased by the Ohio men and resold to local drug dealers.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The mother attempted to take her son back, but Agba allegedly pushed her and grabbed the boy's leg and refused to let go.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This gives the state a supposedly legitimate use of violence.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Sep. 2025
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The don, Joe Black (John Malkovich), sends them off to the Vatican, where supposedly the original manuscript actually could be verified and brought back to him.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Borg’s doctors apparently wanted Borg to have such follow-up immediately.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of them apparently left its best in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Smith reportedly called him after listening to Midnight Son and didn't change his original story during their sit-down.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Madison reportedly began filming in Montana in August 2024, and shot in Texas in November and December.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So patients don’t directly share in the savings their PBM and insurer ostensibly negotiate on their behalf.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Upon their arrival, they’re greeted by a wee man known only as the Dungeon Master, who enigmatically steers them through their new locale, keeping them safe from the evil forces of Venger while providing them with clues that will ostensibly lead them home.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The dispatch England, Napoleon Bonaparte reputedly once said, is a nation of shopkeepers.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
16 July 2025
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Rice Japan holds a cherished place in Japanese national culture — samurai reputedly used to be paid in it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Yankees have seemingly loved having Bellinger on the roster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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