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Recent Examples of reputedly
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.).
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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
In 1791, George Washington reputedly attended some sort of gathering in the sunny 17-by-30-foot ballroom that is now Aldous Bertram’s Charleston apartment.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
In its day, Emmanuelle spawned a string of sequels, each reputedly worse than its predecessors, while star Sylvia Kristel became so immediately famous for taking off her clothes that the expectation blighted her entire career.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
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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
In 1791, George Washington reputedly attended some sort of gathering in the sunny 17-by-30-foot ballroom that is now Aldous Bertram’s Charleston apartment.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
In its day, Emmanuelle spawned a string of sequels, each reputedly worse than its predecessors, while star Sylvia Kristel became so immediately famous for taking off her clothes that the expectation blighted her entire career.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
Adverb
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Celebs like Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston have reportedly gotten the viral salmon sperm facial, while K-beauty brands are cranking out salmon sperm formulas that have TikTokers buzzing.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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Police have reportedly opened a murder investigation after the body of a missing 11-year-old girl was found in the woods of northern France.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Christy Merrick, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Siri needs a facelift Apple has apparently been riding the do-nothing train for 14 years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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But during Super Bowl LIX, and with President Donald Trump apparently planning to attend on Sunday, the NFL might be making another kind of statement on the Caesars Superdome field itself.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In the Burrow case, the suspects allegedly carried bogus ID cards purportedly from Argentina and other countries, and bearing false names, according to the affidavit.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Split evenly across America, Jaclyn lives in Los Angeles (of course) with her hot actor hubby, Kate’s in Austin, Texas to raise her own purportedly idyllic family, and Laurie is the resident New Yorker, divorcee, and heavy-drinker.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This tax charity for the rich is not merely a matter of increasing the national debt — although the supposedly fiscally responsible Republicans ballooned the deficit in Trump’s first term and it is estimated that extending the cuts would increase the debt by $4.6 trillion over 10 years.—
John A. Ragosta,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2025
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The reporters of our media are supposedly exhausted by the frenetic pace of Trump’s presidency.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But Springer played sparingly when the Celtics had their entire core rotation available, and the team evidently determined the financial benefits of trading him outweighed his value as a depth/developmental piece.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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The property up for sale includes the ground-floor restaurant and kitchen — including, evidently, all appliances and decor — plus a private event space, offices and an additional 10,000 or so square feet of basement space.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Ever feel like your hair seemingly thinned overnight?—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2025
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While there are some situation-specific factors that have colored the past couple of seasons, like Swift's pop-cultural presence and seemingly every commercial break featuring K.C., there's also a general human impulse to support the underdog, even if that may seem counterproductive.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While many lawmakers cited ethical or moral concerns, others focused on the practical implications of Trump’s proposal, which would ostensibly force the American military to occupy one of the world’s ugliest flashpoints.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Are the dangers of ostensibly nonpartisan technology really so great?—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Although Dylan’s infamous long fingernails would probably be a step too far.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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That is probably the best reason for a director – to feel helpless anger and injustice – to make a film.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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