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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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
While searching the two suspects, police found gas masks and a fake suicide note addressed to Mills purporting to be from her husband, according to authorities.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Steeple Times published screen grabs purporting to show Hervey's comments, said to have been published to her Instagram Stories.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The below-ground theme park, as historian Ashleigh Androsoff explains, offers tours purporting to tell two local stories.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
Similarly, in January 2024, a robocall of a fake voice recording purporting to be that of President Joe Biden was broadcast to potential New Hampshire voters urging them not to vote in the primary election.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court turned away Missouri’s bid to revive its law purporting to declare various federal gun restrictions unconstitutional in the state, the justices announced Monday.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
The group posted a video taken from another vessel, purporting to show the Yulara vessel being hit with water cannons.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
This included sending Mauriss a screen shot—viewed by a Sportico reporter—purporting to show a Schwab account for CamCo Commercial with a balance of $79 million.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Szczerek said other statements purporting to be from him, some of which have gone viral on social media, are not authentic.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Steeple Times published screen grabs purporting to show Hervey's comments, said to have been published to her Instagram Stories.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The below-ground theme park, as historian Ashleigh Androsoff explains, offers tours purporting to tell two local stories.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
Similarly, in January 2024, a robocall of a fake voice recording purporting to be that of President Joe Biden was broadcast to potential New Hampshire voters urging them not to vote in the primary election.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court turned away Missouri’s bid to revive its law purporting to declare various federal gun restrictions unconstitutional in the state, the justices announced Monday.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
The group posted a video taken from another vessel, purporting to show the Yulara vessel being hit with water cannons.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
This included sending Mauriss a screen shot—viewed by a Sportico reporter—purporting to show a Schwab account for CamCo Commercial with a balance of $79 million.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Szczerek said other statements purporting to be from him, some of which have gone viral on social media, are not authentic.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purporting
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Combs’ lawyers filed a two-page court document on Monday, October 20 intending to appeal his conviction.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Madrid’s official complaints to the Spanish government’s Higher Sports Council, alleging that La Liga did not have the competency to organise the Miami game within official regulations, sought to raise the possibility of Tebas being suspended from his position.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hours before the court filing alleging a possible violation of the judge’s order, Bovino defended federal agents’ conduct in the Chicago area during an interview with CBS News.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The next year, eleven journalists went on to form the White House Correspondents’ Association in response to rumors that the Congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents was planning on selecting which reporters were invited to presidential news conferences.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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They had been alerted that Running Fence was planning to enter the ocean despite having no permit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But in the decades since, the iconic mission has become the source of several major conspiracy theories, primarily one claiming that the landing itself was a hoax entirely staged by NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rogan fired back by claiming that Harris and her team never agreed to an appearance on his podcast.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The video of Beverly insisting on snuggling into Jeremy’s lap melted hearts across Instagram.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Theatrical worthiness is a recurring theme, with audiences insisting this arc had to be a movie.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Others were trying to find a place in a growing narrative of American exceptionalism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cheney played a central role in shaping the Bush administration’s case for war in Iraq, repeatedly asserting that Saddam Hussein had ties to al-Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Violence is for getting your way; for asserting your existence as an individual or a group; for venting torrential feeling; for sadistic pleasure.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Its share price collapsed a few months after going public, losing a third of its value since the start of the year before Monday's news.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Purporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purporting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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