purports 1 of 2

plural of purport

purports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of purport

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of purports
Noun
Damien Warren-Smith, an Australian comedian whose solo show purports to stage every book of the Penguin Classics series in seventy minutes. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 For some, the biggest risk would come if others in the region simply don’t trust the restrictions the Saudi deal purports to include. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 One video that quickly went viral purports to show Israeli soldiers beating locals opposed to the project. — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Video shows corpses outside capital Meanwhile, video circulating online purports to show dozens of bodies in a morgue on the outskirts of Iran’s capital. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 Instead, Trump purports to have valid cause. — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2026 The law applies to state and local agencies and purports to cover federal officers operating in California, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who have worn masks during recent neighborhood enforcement actions. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not. — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 In August, Brightline West President Sarah Watterson stepped down; local reporting in California purports the company has struggled to raise the investment funds needed to get the project going. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Monster purports that Wournos (here played by Ryan Murphy go-to Sarah Paulson) was obsessed with Lizzie Borden, though there is no evidence to back up this idea. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Similarly, in the Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night (1964), which purports to depict two days in the life of the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania, the band members are, of course, playing themselves. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 An army of trial watchers purports, without proof, that Clancy is entirely innocent—that she was somehow framed by Patrick, who has testified in her defense. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 The Lynx, a WNBA-best 30-7, have championship aspirations but still have time to deliver regular-season smoke to a Valkyries squad that purports to be on their level. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 As traditionally understood, a movie purports to tell a story to an audience whose ideal state is one of relative ignorance. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 While Bret purports to understand, there are unmistakable tears in his eyes. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purports
Noun
  • They’re trained on the contents of the entire internet, learning which words should attend to which other words in all sorts of contexts.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the food service steam table and hot box had the opposite problem — unable to keep its food contents at or above 135 degrees.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cornell said Yates will report her findings and recommendations to a special committee of its Board of Trustees, which intends to share the results with the university community.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza after three years of war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In her lawsuit against LVRN, filed in Atlanta in August, Walker alleges the firm fraudulently hid money from her by running a YouTube page in her name and selling merch that used her name and likeness—both without informing or paying her.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI alleges that the presentation occurred months ago and claims Apple’s recent release of its Home View product adds to its concerns.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Inside a training apartment on-site, specialists taught Darnes how to navigate daily life using touch, sound, bump dots, and his remaining senses.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Each step sends a ripple through the spongy, thin mat, a slow undulating motion beneath your feet that surprises the senses, disorienting yet simultaneously strangely delightful.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Whether Musk plans to build (or buy) another wireless network or pressure the incumbents to strike deals with SpaceX, the telecoms' oligopoly is looking shakier.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount plans to upgrade the theater with state-of-the-art projection systems and in-seat food and drink service, Rick Caruso, whose company owns the Palisades Village shopping center where the Bay Theater is located, said in an interview.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The biggest problem in its quarterly results Tuesday was the cardiovascular unit within its MedTech segment, though management insists the problems are fixable.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • No, the party insists that Republicans are in charge, making voters angry with their handling of the economy and the Middle East, so the culture-war politicking that worked for a decade won’t be as potent in November.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His intentions are not to land a joke in between the lines of these structures.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Or is Lee something darker and more dangerous, driven by anger and fear, while coasting on charisma and good intentions?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Congolese government aims to take over by next year, but has struggled with the recent uncertainty, said Polydor Kabila, coordinator of the universal healthcare program in the president's office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To help close that gap, the Netherlands aims to build 7 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2050.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Purports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purports. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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