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
Receiver Jeremiah Smith was reportedly offered an NIL deal worth more than $4.5 million to enter the transfer portal to leave Ohio State.
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Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie, a Boston native and fervent Boston sports fan, is reportedly in the running to buy the Celtics, per The Ringer's Bill Simmons.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Edmonton is in the market to bolster its blue line and its reportedly leading the race to land a marquee free-agent defenseman.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
State police noted that during two of their phone calls the woman reportedly agreed to Sulaiman’s request.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie, a Boston native and fervent Boston sports fan, is reportedly in the running to buy the Celtics, per The Ringer's Bill Simmons.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Edmonton is in the market to bolster its blue line and its reportedly leading the race to land a marquee free-agent defenseman.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
State police noted that during two of their phone calls the woman reportedly agreed to Sulaiman’s request.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reportedly
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The Mariners have the biggest need at first base, but don’t have the dough, apparently, to address it.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Stephanopoulos, though, is apparently sticking with ABC — at least for now — after the network's $15 million settlement involving his comments about President Donald Trump.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Mexico emerged as a significant source of traffic, purportedly driving 39 million users to the adult website in December 2024.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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While the full text of the order was not posted online on Monday afternoon, the White House website did summarize the underlying philosophy, which is purportedly to shield women.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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This sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic substitutes the brother emperors Caracalla and Geta for the original’s Commodus, modeling them not only on him, but on a host of Rome’s other reputedly bloodthirsty despots like Caligula, Nero, and Domitian.—
Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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There is the scary modernist Schoenberg — inventor of the 12-tone system, replacing traditional harmony with the democratic notion that all notes are equal — who reputedly drives audiences away.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Those four are evidently Flick’s favourites, but Barca have a wealth of other options, not least Frenkie de Jong.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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In our current culture wars, the left gets accused of playing loose with language that is supposedly eternal and universal, distorting the meaning of words in order to suit its ideology.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The national gloom stems from something deeper, specifically the torment of a supposedly cohering national story about opportunity that is encoded in culture, policy, and civic life.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Anderson was killed in a seemingly unrelated shooting in 1998.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the increasingly cursed year that is 2025, audiences know enough about TV to know when the name of the show gets awkwardly dropped into a seemingly random bit of dialogue, that moment usually comes with a little extra meaning.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Reportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reportedly. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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