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Recent Examples of purportedly
Screenshot, left, from Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, account purportedly showing an apparent negative drug test.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
In the first half of the 2020-21 school year, Alcala purportedly was forced to resign from El Modena for using its facilities while pandemic restrictions were in place.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Upon announcement of the new album and its imagery, a debate broke out on Twitter — and subsequently Reddit — over what exactly Carpenter purportedly stands (or kneels) for.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
This combination purportedly amps up lymphatic drainage and blood circulation while stimulating muscles for firmer, more radiant skin.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
In the first half of the 2020-21 school year, Alcala purportedly was forced to resign from El Modena for using its facilities while pandemic restrictions were in place.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Upon announcement of the new album and its imagery, a debate broke out on Twitter — and subsequently Reddit — over what exactly Carpenter purportedly stands (or kneels) for.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
This combination purportedly amps up lymphatic drainage and blood circulation while stimulating muscles for firmer, more radiant skin.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
Adverb
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As unsettling truths begin to surface, Maya discovers her supposedly ordinary life might be an elaborate fabrication.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Twain supposedly said that too, but then again, there are sites claiming that the legend of American literature didn’t say that either.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Now, the second-guessing is all that's left for fans who did not want to see Devers shipped out of town at midseason, and Breslow apparently isn't above it.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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However, despite the clear friction in the clubhouse, Devers was the face of the franchise and the last man standing from the 2018 World Series championship team, apparently leaving some Sox fans in dismay.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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Japan reportedly plans to further reduce its reliance on Chinese rare earth imports to below 50% this year.—
Sam Meredith,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Succession plans are reportedly being made already because of this, and that means both Prince William and Kate Middleton have been stepping up to fulfill some of the obligations the King usually would.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Whether low-budget films or all-star productions, some American producers didn’t particularly care where their ostensibly Southeast Asian movies were set, as Knee notices.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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Iran clearly wants to de-escalate its hot war with Israel, which is now in its fifth day and ostensibly over a nuclear program Israel sees as an existential threat.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 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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But songs have all kinds of meanings for people, and evidently this struck a chord.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Cuesta, who is set to take up the reigns at Parma, is a gifted and popular member of staff — evidently talented enough to be offered a Serie A job while still in his twenties.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The first is the fact that PC performance is horrible, and for many, seemingly getting worse over time with Capcom’s fixes failing or not coming fast enough, even months after release.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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This realization reconfigures the entire book, recasting their ongoing dialogue and seemingly cordial relations as an interstellar jail—and the novel itself into an extended, especially cruel prison sentence.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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