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
That may explain why tickets reportedly remain available for more than a third of the 72 group-stage games and many of the expensive hospitality packages also remain unsold.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Negotiations reportedly broke down over the company’s insistence on limits, including preventing use of its systems for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, highlighting growing tensions between AI firms and national security agencies over control and use of advanced models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
And yet, at the same time, the Heat were protective to the degree of reportedly having Ware off limits in trade discussion for Kevin Durant.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The Duke of Sussex reportedly has ambitions of involving his estranged father King Charles III in the 2027 Invictus Games.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Negotiations reportedly broke down over the company’s insistence on limits, including preventing use of its systems for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, highlighting growing tensions between AI firms and national security agencies over control and use of advanced models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
And yet, at the same time, the Heat were protective to the degree of reportedly having Ware off limits in trade discussion for Kevin Durant.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The Duke of Sussex reportedly has ambitions of involving his estranged father King Charles III in the 2027 Invictus Games.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reportedly
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Jarrelle Augustine, 28, allegedly stole expensive sets, such as Star Wars and Marvel, and sealed up the Lego boxes before returning them to the stores for refunds, according to the Irvine Police Department.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Kequn had been sourcing the ants from Mwangi, allegedly paying 60,000 Kenyan shillings ($463) for an initial batch of 600 ants, and 70,000 shillings ($540) for another batch of 700.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In May, 2016, the slammer who had taught Garrison, Jeffrey Derouselle, was shot to death, apparently over an unrelated matter.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The wheel was purportedly organized to benefit the West Haven High School hockey team and other high school sports programs, according to Allard.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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This screenshot, taken by Brian Hooker of Navionics and obtained by CBS News, purportedly shows the route his dinghy took the night his wife Lynette disappeared in the Bahamas.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The fire killed almost every tree in this section of the Redwood Mountain Grove in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, reputedly the world’s largest stand of sequoias.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their argument, which seems to have partially swayed the judge, cast doubt on the prevailing narrative and instead characterized the shooting as a response to the gang rival reputedly reaching into a tan backpack for a gun.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2026
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But because there was a change of possession, evidently the play wasn’t reviewable.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Back taxes evidently weren’t on his mind.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, screenshots have supposedly popped up online of the former in an early festival programme.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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Alex Cooper asked Alix Earle what’s the beef between them after Earle had seemingly been reposting and commenting on shady videos about her for some time.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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The letter writer resented that a friend’s teenage son was uncommunicative, seemingly rude and wore headphones at joint family dinners.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Reportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reportedly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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