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Recent Examples of reputedly
Rice Japan holds a cherished place in Japanese national culture — samurai reputedly used to be paid in it.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Title: Agrippina the Younger—namely, the Roman empress who was the fourth wife of the emperor Claudius and the mother of the next emperor, Nero, who reputedly arranged her assassination.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
This city of two million reputedly produces nearly two-thirds of all the Christmas decorations purchased worldwide.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Title: Agrippina the Younger—namely, the Roman empress who was the fourth wife of the emperor Claudius and the mother of the next emperor, Nero, who reputedly arranged her assassination.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
This city of two million reputedly produces nearly two-thirds of all the Christmas decorations purchased worldwide.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
Adverb
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Costner's exit also reportedly played a role in the decision to end the series with Season 5 rather than continuing longer.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Noem is reportedly more interested in the number of arrests and deportations.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In August, Richardson was arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, at the Seattle Tacoma Airport.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The plotting, Truist claims, began in August 2022 when Rocco, Lovell, and other Grandbridge employees allegedly met with Colliers executives to discuss working together, all without the knowledge of Truist or its head of commercial real estate.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Former assemblywoman Autumn Burke was also apparently considering a run for lieutenant governor this year.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Reuters reported that the claim about al-Shabab apparently made its way to Trump via several Republican lawmakers.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The gambit worked to an extent; both agreed to lower tariffs on several of each other’s industries, causing Trump to blast Carney for purportedly turning Canada into a transit point for Chinese goods heading to the United States.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, after Steed had allegedly used a fraudulent letter purportedly from the Mars Treasurer authorizing him to trade ICE shares, Steed directed Computershare to sell Mars’s ICE shares entirely, authorities said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Google will supposedly apply the same philosophy to the phone's pricing, keeping it unchanged in the EU.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The extent of the data supposedly accessed at Nike isn’t known.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her appearance at the show was evidently a surprise, according to archival news footage from AP.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month, when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Kelvin Chan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But for now, the people holding the guns and ostensibly running the country are not her supporters, but Nicolás Maduro's.—
Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Patience is ostensibly a requirement for 21st century Dolphins fans, and more again will be needed.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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