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Recent Examples of purportedly
The birthday book contained letters purportedly from a range of powerful figures, including former President Bill Clinton.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The letter reiterates the coalition’s gripe that the public process with the zoning plan has been disingenuous, with the Wu administration purportedly ignoring all of its feedback.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
When being indicted for pandering, the infamous Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss purportedly had a list of celebrity clients, including Sheen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The letter reiterates the coalition’s gripe that the public process with the zoning plan has been disingenuous, with the Wu administration purportedly ignoring all of its feedback.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
When being indicted for pandering, the infamous Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss purportedly had a list of celebrity clients, including Sheen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
Adverb
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An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Javice allegedly received more than $21 million for selling her equity stake and was scheduled to be paid around the same as a retention bonus, prosecutors said.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The anachronistic, startling tall ship and black mast, the word Dash clearly visible upon her prow, supposedly took the blasts and disappeared again.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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And a bed in Room 19 is haunted by a bride who supposedly hung herself from the headboard in 1912.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But apparently nothing says 'Make America Great Again' like turning Yosemite into one giant toilet.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Witnesses told police that the shooting occurred after two parties apparently disagreed about exchanging car insurance information following a minor accident.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Tennessee All-American is reportedly close to getting back on the field after suffering an ACL tear in January.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The stock market is bad at understanding the value of renewable energy, the CEO of one of the largest US power companies told Semafor, which could explain why his company is reportedly closing in on a takeover by private equity.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Though the lead couple of Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) and Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) is ostensibly heterosexual, the fears expressed by The Fly are ones that especially resonated with gay audiences during the 1980s.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The tank, introduced in 1980, reputedly performs poorly in rain and fog, and is vulnerable to cheap hobby drones fitted with explosive charges.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chanel was reputedly a fan of the salon’s hot chocolate and its famous pastry, the Mont-Blanc: meringue topped with a dome of chestnut-purée vermicelli, said to have been inspired by hairstyles of the Belle Époque.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The personality was evidently deliberately neutered.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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There is evidently room for improvement based on last season’s output.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There is another narrow corridor extending from the room, seemingly leading to another space.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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With the basketball gods seemingly siding with Indiana, the Aces needed someone to step up with Young and Wilson the only Vegas players in double figures – up stepped Gray.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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