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Recent Examples of purportedly
Elon Musk has purportedly stepped away from his government duties.
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 23 May 2025
In a statement sent to Rolling Stone on Wednesday, Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, dismissed the new witness who purportedly served as a driver for Harris during Lanez’s trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Officials of right-wing governments across several Indian states rounded up thousands of Muslims, purportedly Rohingya or Bangladeshi people living illegally in India.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
His arrest came to light late last year when a video surfaced on Russian Telegram accounts purportedly showing Jenkins being taken as a prisoner of war.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Brian Barrett, Wired News, 23 May 2025
In a statement sent to Rolling Stone on Wednesday, Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, dismissed the new witness who purportedly served as a driver for Harris during Lanez’s trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Officials of right-wing governments across several Indian states rounded up thousands of Muslims, purportedly Rohingya or Bangladeshi people living illegally in India.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
His arrest came to light late last year when a video surfaced on Russian Telegram accounts purportedly showing Jenkins being taken as a prisoner of war.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
Adverb
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The list is supposedly about accomplishments and Kirby has fewer in every single metric other than equal championships.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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That year, the German embassy in Tokyo sent 83 packages to Argentina that supposedly contained the personal effects of members of the German diplomatic mission.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Cannes got its own cliff-hanger ending on Saturday, the final day of the 78th film festival, when a power outage, apparently caused by deliberate sabotage, shut down the power grid serving the city and much of the surrounding region.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The idea was apparently rejected by the movie’s insurance company, for fear that the drug would leave Cruise paralyzed forever.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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Several individuals on Nantucket were reportedly taken off the island in handcuffs aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on May 27, 2025.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March, and was reportedly due to report to prison on Tuesday.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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The president visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, but not Israel, ostensibly America’s main ally in the region.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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In one of his only performances as an ostensibly normal guy, Cruise brings magnificent dirtbag energy to War of the Worlds' Ray, a working-class deadbeat dad whose one weekend with his kids (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin) overlaps with an alien invasion.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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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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This city of two million reputedly produces nearly two-thirds of all the Christmas decorations purchased worldwide.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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This will also return not even to immediately resolve the cliffhanger where Abby seemingly shoots Ellie, as most of that season is going to be Abby’s story occurring at the same time as Ellie’s story this past season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Over a dozen decided to vie for the four open seats on the board, seemingly prompted by controversy over what has become the No. 1 divisive issue in Idaho: LGBTQ+ Pride flags.—
Sarah A. Miller,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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