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Recent Examples of reputedly
Here, traffickers reputedly formed close business ties with senior military officials, who used their outsize influence to ensure drug shipments entered and exited the state without incident.
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Tom Woods, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2016
Like other American newspapers of the 19th century, ours was filled with advertisements and testimonials for tonics and elixirs that could reputedly cure any illness.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
His stepmother was a Swanson, an heir to the frozen-dinner fortune; his father was an ambassador under Ronald Reagan (and reputedly had ties to the C.I.A.).
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The tether stablecoin, a cryptocurrency designed to maintain parity with the US dollar and reputedly backed by dollar reserves (although there are questions regarding the composition of those reserves) has lost its peg and at the time of writing trades for 99 cents a unit.
—Gian M. Volpicelli, WIRED, 17 June 2022
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Tom Woods, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2016
Like other American newspapers of the 19th century, ours was filled with advertisements and testimonials for tonics and elixirs that could reputedly cure any illness.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
His stepmother was a Swanson, an heir to the frozen-dinner fortune; his father was an ambassador under Ronald Reagan (and reputedly had ties to the C.I.A.).
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The tether stablecoin, a cryptocurrency designed to maintain parity with the US dollar and reputedly backed by dollar reserves (although there are questions regarding the composition of those reserves) has lost its peg and at the time of writing trades for 99 cents a unit.
—Gian M. Volpicelli, WIRED, 17 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
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China’s top leaders will reportedly meet on Thursday to discuss new stimulus measures including support for consumers and technological innovation, according to Bloomberg.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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While the pop-up is set to close in May, Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick has voiced his opinion on the initiative, reportedly claiming that the restaurant is increasing the town’s homeless population by encouraging unhoused people to go the venue.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
10 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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Their initial attempt wasn’t smooth—the airline first rescheduled their Munich flight to Zurich due to apparently low bookings, then canceled it altogether due to an engine issue.—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The group has purportedly knocked on a million doors to push not only Schimel as a candidate but also Musk and Trump.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
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Kim Soo Hyun also claimed that many text messages that had been distributed online, purportedly between him and Kim Sae-ron, were false.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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One meme showed a check for millions of dollars, ostensibly paid to Haddad by a criminal gang.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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And that’s while there’s ostensibly still a federal labor board to police these matters.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The ocean is probably our largest possible carbon sink.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, for tech-minded shoppers, the sale’s most exciting deals probably involve Apple products.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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