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Recent Examples of reputedly
This beautiful—and reputedly very haunted—hotel has been around since the 17th century and was originally a home for Cistercian monks before it was taken over by a wealthy merchant as his personal estate.
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Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
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
But pro-Western Prime Minster Edi Rama – at 6 foot, 7 inches, reputedly the world’s tallest leader – is proving up to the task.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 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
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Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
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
But pro-Western Prime Minster Edi Rama – at 6 foot, 7 inches, reputedly the world’s tallest leader – is proving up to the task.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
Adverb
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However, during one segment of the performance, a snake reportedly bit the German tourist after crawling into his clothing.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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One of the most talked-about pairs is Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz, who reportedly got engaged in late April.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The defendants then allegedly drove the truck to a pre-arranged drop-off area, loaded the merchandise into getaway vehicles and then drove away.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Separately, Schroer also allegedly posted a threatening message directed at Bondi, prosecutors said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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That is all too rare these days, especially in the case of an apparently rootless individual who chose an unconventional yet outwardly decent lifestyle.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The pilot was apparently released after landing and allowed to return to Mexico.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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The Devil Wears Prada 2‘s big weekend opening coincided with the Gala… but Meryl Streep sat it out, purportedly to protest against Bezos.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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And because there can only be an electric motor at the rear axle, not the front—supposedly out of fear that new entrant Audi would have too much of an advantage—cars could regenerate just a fraction of the total energy possible under braking.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Many eclipse chasers ignored South America's total solar eclipse in 2019, which was short and predicted by some to be cloudy, for a slightly longer, supposedly clearer one in 2020 in almost the same place.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Walter was an accomplished singer and Marian played the piano, but Crenshaw evidently did not inherit a talent for music.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In a culture fixated by fame, namelessness evidently held an even higher currency.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In taking on such an iconic figure—one whose compositions have been deconstructed and reconstructed in seemingly every possible direction—the group risks revealing the method to its madness.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Mali and Niger ostensibly rule over large parts of the southern Sahara desert, but state weakness means the actual reach of the central government is limited.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Disney connects the dots between the investigation into The View and Jimmy Kimmel and the broadcast license move, which is ostensibly tied to Disney’s DEI practices.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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