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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The communication reportedly did not seek payment and included language expressing remorse, a detail experts say is unusual in genuine ransom demands.
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This pick is reportedly headed to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the Antetokounmpo trade.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration responded to a home on the 400 block of West Chew Avenue on Thursday afternoon for an investigation of a person who was allegedly forging government documents, according to law enforcement sources.
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In the weeks since, Indian media has reported several student suicides allegedly linked to the immense pressure of the exams, which Dipke and his supporters commemorated this week by lighting candles.
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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Even GOATs get butterflies, apparently.
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Within a week of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance earlier this year, two notes purportedly written by the 84-year-old’s abductors were sent to local news outlets.
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The state alleges that the rule change was unlawful, purportedly because the FDA failed to weigh the dangers of the drug.
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Or means that any comments are supposedly hypocritical.
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But leaders at United Auto Workers (UAW), the primary US union for autoworkers, reacted with anger to the new robotic presence, given how GM has not yet called back any of the workers affected by supposedly temporary layoffs in March.
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That rough outing ultimately proved costly, but the Pirates evidently saw enough upside in Marte's arm to give him another chance.
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More importantly, Suzuka marked both the end and beginning of a chapter for the young team, which evidently had a lot of work to do before heading to the United States.
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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While the point of the World Cup is ostensibly to crown a world champion, and the only way to do that is through knockout games that eliminate the rest of the field, the group games are the true joy of the tournament.
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An entertainment industry executive told the outlet that there will be a gathering of 100 or so people on July 2—ostensibly, the wedding ceremony itself.
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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