as in allegedly
according to what has been said
—used to indicate what has been said or reported
The medication's side effects are reportedly few and mild. They reportedly stole one million dollars.
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Recent Examples of reportedly
One rule would reportedly ban Medicaid reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to trans youth under 18 years old, as well as reimbursement under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for trans patients under 19.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Musk, whose partisan outbursts reportedly cost Tesla one million sales, remains the world’s wealthiest person, and could become the first-ever trillionaire.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
That strategy didn't work during Guaido's coup in 2019, or when a ragtag group of mercenaries reportedly in communication with Trump officials tried again to overthrow Maduro the next year.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Things reportedly got worse during the summer, as the two pushed for a larger role as the King continued his recover.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Oct. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Musk, whose partisan outbursts reportedly cost Tesla one million sales, remains the world’s wealthiest person, and could become the first-ever trillionaire.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
That strategy didn't work during Guaido's coup in 2019, or when a ragtag group of mercenaries reportedly in communication with Trump officials tried again to overthrow Maduro the next year.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Things reportedly got worse during the summer, as the two pushed for a larger role as the King continued his recover.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reportedly
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Zoey was allegedly diagnosed with Nursemaid’s elbow, a common elbow injury among young children and toddlers that occurs when a child’s elbow is pulled and one of the bones partially dislocates.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The suspects allegedly forced their way into the rear door of the home before being seen on camera getting into a blue Hyundai Elantra and taking off.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Generally, what happens to the White House’s trash is secret—at least as of 2018, which was apparently the last time the federal government released any information on where Oval Office garbage goes.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Lollapalooza show, the group says, was apparently manifested by the guitarist Parkinson.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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The team got two first-round picks and Kenny Clark back in the transaction, but with just days remaining before the NFL trade deadline, Jerry Jones' purportedly crucial run-stopper is a firm trade candidate.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Longo, a onetime satanist in the 1800s who was among seven new saints canonized this month by Pope Leo XIV, was an attorney whose foray into the occult purportedly led him to promise his soul to a demon.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The tank, introduced in 1980, reputedly performs poorly in rain and fog, and is vulnerable to cheap hobby drones fitted with explosive charges.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chanel was reputedly a fan of the salon’s hot chocolate and its famous pastry, the Mont-Blanc: meringue topped with a dome of chestnut-purée vermicelli, said to have been inspired by hairstyles of the Belle Époque.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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American leaders should not hesitate to rein in Taiwan’s evidently reckless leader, perhaps with a private warning.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since the skirt was so evidently the outfit's statement piece, Biles simply paired it with a form-fitting, white long sleeve and white, knee-high boots.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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After filming wrapped, someone who supposedly knew everything about the season contacted the women and said that Tamra had been leaking every detail about production.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new online encyclopedia, which suffered technical difficulties upon launch, uses xAI’s Grok large language model to pull information and supposedly prioritize objectivity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The series follows the slow and halting coming together of Noah, reeling from a broken relationship, and Joanne (Kristen Bell), an agnostic podcaster with seemingly little in common with the spiritual leader.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the present era is an epoch in which wars go on seemingly forever—now simmering, now boiling—without end.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Reportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reportedly. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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