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verb

past tense of report

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Recent Examples of reported
Adjective
Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach suggested the reported $36 billion may actually be understated. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The adjustment follows a reported altercation with another inmate. Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026 There was some reported interest by the Wizards at some point, but nothing has materialized. Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The reported passing of Canfield has also been cited as a significant factor in the company’s decline, underscoring how dependent the venture may have been on a single individual. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Phishing in the form of fraudulent emails, QR codes meant to steal data, or social media posts was the most reported scam, with 39% of consumers saying they were targeted. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Gottlieb said cases were likely underreported, and that the true scope of infection was likely 10 to 20 times ‌greater than ⁠the reported case number. CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Colombian authorities have not publicly confirmed the reported threat. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Last year, imposter scams ranked as the most reported type of fraud, according to the FTC’s latest data. Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Verb
The New York Times, which first reported Rideout's release, said the 50-year-old had worked as a missionary in Niger for 19 years and was a pilot for SIM International. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Coaching searches are, at best, farcical, the truth lying somewhere between fans’ fanatical wishes, reported contacts and actual interviews. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Major League Baseball plans to return to Iowa for a fourth Field of Dreams game in 2027, according to the Des Moines Register, which reported the news Thursday. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Just this week, the agency published an advisory warning that over 50 home entries have already been reported in 2026, more than in all of last year. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 Unexploded ordnance from World War II in the forest hampered firefighting efforts, German news agency dpa reported. ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 In February, a police officer pulled over a Chevrolet Tahoe based on a false positive by a Flock Safety license plate reader that reported the plate stolen. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026 The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported. Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 News of the deal was first reported by Corporate Jet Investor, a trade publication that obtained an email from Solairus CEO Dan Drohan outlining the transaction to industry partners. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reported
Adjective
  • However, from Wolfson’s perspective, the appropriate response is to rely on rigorous peer review, open debate, and strong shared governance rather than political tests conducted outside colleges and universities.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Americans rarely agree on much, but there is sudden, shared anger about data centers.
    Jason Bailey, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Other negotiators described him as highly competent with a command of the details.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Newcastle United’s new head coach Matthias Jaissle has been described as exactly that by the club’s chief executive David Hopkinson.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The latest scorcher comes after Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitor.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • This finding, published in a reputed journal, would later cross disciplinary lines and be picked up in the rush to solve a major anthropological mystery.
    Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Hoffa drove to a restaurant in a Detroit suburb to meet two reputed mobsters.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told AP by email that the company was unable to comment.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As far as Davis was told, once the ordeal was handled, the player simply asked for a different helmet and returned to practice.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of requiring the exchange of credentials each time a user opens a new site page, the server sets a session cookie that effectively proves the user has already successfully logged in.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • July was also the hottest month ever logged for the world’s non-polar oceans, Copernicus said, with record high temperatures set along the Atlantic and western Mediterranean, putting sea life and coastal communities at risk.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The rumored venue for the couple's wedding is Madison Square Garden, though others have speculated that the space is being used as a decoy to distract from the real wedding venue.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Orlando Bloom was spotted enjoying a rare outing with rumored girlfriend Luisa Laemmel while in Italy for Milan Fashion Week.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • In history books of the future, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin are likely to be chronicled as two equal but diametrically opposed forces on the world stage.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Orbit also produced the album 13 by Britpop band Blur, a record that chronicled Damon Albarn’s breakup with fellow musician Justine Frischmann (of Suede and Elastica fame).
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Reported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reported. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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