as in allegedly
according to what has been said
—used to indicate what has been said or reported
The medication's side effects are reportedly few and mild. They reportedly stole one million dollars.
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Recent Examples of reportedly
Amazon has reportedly canceled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries, according to a report from Bloomberg.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Times, despite receiving $1 billion cash from Abu Dhabi wealth fund and investment company ADQ, auction sales have reportedly been slumping and the company is trying to improve its financial outlook.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration is already using unmanned aircraft at the southern border, and is reportedly weighing drone strikes against cartels on Mexican soil.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The pair was reportedly seen wiping away tears as the verdict was read on Friday.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Times, despite receiving $1 billion cash from Abu Dhabi wealth fund and investment company ADQ, auction sales have reportedly been slumping and the company is trying to improve its financial outlook.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration is already using unmanned aircraft at the southern border, and is reportedly weighing drone strikes against cartels on Mexican soil.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The pair was reportedly seen wiping away tears as the verdict was read on Friday.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reportedly
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Will Poulter has never been afraid to get rough on screen and the same apparently applies to his work process as well.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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The White House briefing room was renovated that year, which is apparently when WHCA took over.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the near term, at least, this new currency, which will purportedly be backed by a basket of currencies from the participating countries, will pose no threat to dollar dominance.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 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
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Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The company has evidently been building toward this moment, with Lütke's memo serving as the official announcement that the transition period is over.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In August, de Moraes increased the financial penalties and implemented a nationwide ban on X. Musk briefly circumvented the ban through Starlink, which provides internet service to many Brazilians, but he was evidently rattled.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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For instance, Tyler Perry and his studios were supposedly on an advisory board, and they were described as pledging to promote the Dream.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Doncic was traded seemingly at the peak of his career, which made the trade even more shocking and inexplicable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Reportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reportedly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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