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purportedly
[ per-pawr-tid-lee ]
adverb
- according to what is or has been claimed, reputed, or asserted; allegedly:
The upcoming version of the tablet will purportedly feature a brand new processor, but no other details are yet known.
The defendant has not listed the brokers and valuation professionals with whom he purportedly consulted, nor has he told us the questions that he purportedly asked them.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of purportedly1
Example Sentences
One retired healthcare worker got a call purportedly from the sheriff’s office, informing her that she had missed her jury duty and must post a $7,500 bond to remain free until her court date.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday to purportedly dismantle the Department of Education after weeks of cutting its staff and funding.
Using an Apple AirTag that was purportedly with the equipment, Henley, Mitchell and others got guns and began to stage the robbery.
In a post on social media, Governor Vorobyev published pictures purportedly showing one of the damaged apartments, and burnt vehicles in what looked like a car park in the Moscow region.
But those cancellations were purportedly aimed at stripping diversity, equality and inclusiveness elements out of state policies, not at forcing parents to register their newborns in person.
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