purporting

verb

present participle of purport
1
as in intending
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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2
as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully he purports to be an expert in criminalistics

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Recent Examples of purporting Each of the 10 Democrats covered by a site purporting to cover local news is also the sole subject of a site that offers opinion articles about why voters should support them. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 Heytens was deeply skeptical that the Virginia law purporting to regulate federal officers passes constitutional muster. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 InfoBip is the wireless provider that helped transmit unsolicited text messages purporting to be from TENT. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The letter arrived with a thumb drive purporting to contain the list of voters in question, and a handwritten note providing the password. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The film depicts the world’s richest man as petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel, detached from humans at a personal level (including various ex-partners and many of his children) while purporting to want to save humanity by colonizing Mars. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Fars later posted videos and images purporting to show the vessel out of the water. — Anniek Bao,spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 In footage released by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, purporting to show the aftermath of a US strike, heavy smoke can be seen hanging in the air above rubble on the ground. — Zachary Cohen, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Those included letters from immigration authorities, Social Security cards and a Defense Department letter purporting to say the immigrants were enrolled in military health coverage. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purporting
  1. intending
  2. alleging
  3. planning
  4. claiming
  5. trying
  6. insisting
  7. going
  8. asserting
Verb
  • Fernández hadn’t entered the night intending to make Wolf a central figure.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The extensive federal regulations around the program have been in place for decades, and the J-1 visa is considered a non-immigrant visa for those intending to stay in the country temporarily.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of intending
Verb
  • OpenAI faces several lawsuits from state AGs and plaintiff attorneys, taking cues from the social media suits in alleging that the design of ChatGPT can pose risks to children.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The family of a victim who suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken nose filed a lawsuit against Mater Dei and the Diocese of Orange, alleging the Mater Dei administration covered up the incident.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of alleging
Verb
  • As a designer and producer in her day-to-day life, Mele put her skills to work when planning the wedding.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
  • How to plan for a possible 22% cut For households, Mulyadi recommends planning with a range rather than a single number.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • In November 2023, a lawsuit was filed against UnitedHealthcare, claiming one of its subsidiaries denied claims for post-acute care using an artificial intelligence program without human review.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Gwinnett County was sued by a coalition of left-wing voting rights groups, including the ACLU, SPLC, and Legal Defense Fund, over the weekend, claiming that 1,820 residents did not receive their mail ballots.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • The 42-year-old woman, who was driving the SUV, and the 35-year-old man riding in the vehicle were arrested after trying to flee the scene on foot, according to the sheriff's office.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • With fall in full swing in the South, outdoor critters are inevitably trying to find their way into our homes.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of trying
Verb
  • But the monthslong dispute has devolved into a battle of competing narratives, with residents accusing ComEd of dishonesty and the utility insisting their critics misunderstand the project.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The kitchen has been remodeled with the owners insisting on it meeting the highest standards for design excellence, craftsmanship, and ease of use.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • Plus, what’s behind the apparent rise in families going no-contact?
    — TheWeek, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unable to ensure the security of domestic infrastructure, Gulf energy companies will increasingly hedge by going global.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Wyden also declared expanding healthcare and asserting authority over trade policy as legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Then in June, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a memo asserting that Section 504 and the ADA don’t actually mandate that states support disabled people to remain integrated in their communities.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of asserting

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“Purporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purporting. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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