reportedly

adverb

re·​port·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpȯr-təd-lē How to pronounce reportedly (audio)
: according to report

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Florida man Daniel Charles Ball was picked up on gun charges just a day after being set free from a Washington D.C. jail, according to Spectrum Bay News 9 in Tampa, and reportedly had previous brushes with the law. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 In Bove’s memo, however, the federal official reportedly said laws and actions threatening the executive branch’s immigration initiatives also put public safety and national security at risk. Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 Two of the skiers reportedly fell 500 feet, while another was uninjured. David Chiu, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025 Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS ON THE CLOCK – US tech giant reportedly in talks to acquire TikTok. Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reportedly 

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reportedly was in 1850

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“Reportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reportedly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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reportedly

adverb
re·​port·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpōrt-əd-lē How to pronounce reportedly (audio)
-ˈpȯrt-
: according to report
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