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 Iran routinely puts up billboards across the city, purporting to demonstrate its might amid the war with Israel and the US. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video purporting to show a civilian being chased and attacked by a Russian drone in the city of Kherson. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 5 Aug. 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 Some catalytic event—a Reichstag Fire analogue, or another January 6, or a bogus declassification purporting to show foreign hackers changing votes—could be used to manufacture a phony rationale for emergency action. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Trump is purporting to follow the letter of the War Powers Resolution while mocking its spirit. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026 That’s the right interpretation of the 14th Amendment and reaffirms the 1898 precedent that the president tried to upend with his executive order purporting to deny citizenship to children of undocumented people. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 There are any number of leadership books purporting to direct would-be career professionals on how to manage, in so many different ways, including the leadership of a workforce, which is one of the stickier parts of being a leader, in general. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 The store sold books and magazines purporting to reveal secrets about the inside lives of Chinese leaders and the scandals surrounding them. — ABC News, 2 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
  • Wayne Adams, who has been a vocal supporter of keeping the Sheriff’s Office in Deerfield Beach, announced his candidacy for the Deerfield Beach City Commission five months ago, intending to replace Commissioner Ben Preston.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors and the victims’ relatives said Sandoval broke into the Lancaster home intending to target his former partner, who wasn’t home.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of intending
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  • Democratic lawmakers demand investigations and an oversight visit, alleging dangerous conditions and poor treatment aboard the Lincoln, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismisses the reports as exaggerated and misrepresented.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the City of Oakland is suing the property owner, Mosser Living, alleging elderly and disabled tenants were left stranded in their homes and that the prolonged elevator outage was part of a much broader pattern of neglect.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleging
Verb
  • Unai Emery has been planning for the exit of No 1 Emi Martinez for the last two summers, and much detailed work has duly gone into sourcing his replacement.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The governor is now planning to veto the remaining provisions in the bill, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Lang and other anti-Islam protesters marched in Dearborn in November 2025, clashing with counter-protesters and claiming the area is not friendly to those who are non-Muslim.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • However, maritime law experts point out claiming a territory is not this simple.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • Your children therefore may not understand the scope of the difference between trying a swimsuit on a figure that looks like them online and not wearing clothes at all, according to Steel.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Ramirez and Chang are trying to bring the same sense of connection to their own classrooms.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of trying
Verb
  • The Prussian within us wants to force everything into the open, insisting that anyone with nothing to hide should be willing to put everything on display.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, airlines are insisting on custom designs to stand out.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • Remember that the most amount of benefit occurs when going from none or little exercise to just a bit more.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The new order also puts a focus on Latino voters, with Nevada going second in the line-up, after Democrats lost ground with the key demographic in the 2024 presidential election.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The defendant’s lawyers disputed that argument, asserting the evidence doesn’t prove Robinson’s motivation was connected to Kirk’s political or religious beliefs.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, some companies are asserting that automation has made many employees redundant, and are conducting layoffs accordingly.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserting

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“Purporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purporting. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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