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Recent Examples of reputedly
The dispatch England, Napoleon Bonaparte reputedly once said, is a nation of shopkeepers.
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Ian King, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Rice Japan holds a cherished place in Japanese national culture — samurai reputedly used to be paid in it.
—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
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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Ian King, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Rice Japan holds a cherished place in Japanese national culture — samurai reputedly used to be paid in it.
—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
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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Iran has reportedly begun laying mines in the crucial maritime trade route and UK authorities said three ships off Iran’s coast were hit by projectiles, while US forces reported destroying 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Video released by Iranian media shows what appears to be a Tomahawk cruise missile strike near an Iranian school where up to 175 people were reportedly killed, most of them school-age girls.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Officers are said to have pulled the car over at the Westlake Boulevard exit and found Spears alone, with the singer allegedly showing signs of impairment.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The fuse was apparently connected to an M80-type firework, according to CBS News.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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And also for Iran itself, where the regime is apparently still in charge of the armed forces even with the successful actions by the Israelis and the Americans.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Arizona Republic cites records obtained from the El Paso PD that purportedly include allegations of insubordination, insufficiency, tardiness, and numerous disciplinary reviews related to accusations of excessive force, dereliction of duty, and off-duty gambling.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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This serum purportedly counteracts that, working to de-age the scalp, thus thickening and strengthening strands.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Pournouri had alleged that a Netflix documentary two years before the 2018 death of the DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, and two posthumously released books defamed him, violating a 2016 agreement that supposedly prevented Bergling from speaking about their partnership.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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And when the British army brought their trench coats to the continent, they were kitted out in military features like shoulder epaulettes for indicating rank insignia and metal D-rings that could hold maps, swords (and supposedly) grenades.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Supreme Court evidently agreed.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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My stepmother evidently objected to it.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The eerie male voice then read a seemingly random string of numbers.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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On many tables was a seasonal Dungeness crab dish with green-garlic butter, and seemingly on every single table were those butter beans with greens (for tonight, Caraflex cabbage).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Seahawks won it all with a quarterback many people had given up on, a 31-year-old receiver whose best years ostensibly were behind him, and a defensive end from the Dallas Cowboys who had played in just four games the year before.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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His statement was debated on the airwaves and online, and covered in outlets ranging from TMZ to The Hill, a website ostensibly devoted to Beltway politics.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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