reputedly

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Recent Examples of reputedly 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 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for reputedly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
Adverb
  • 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
  • Police also reviewed footage, which reportedly captured the entire altercation.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Much to his dismay, though, the Elimination Challenge is to create a tasting menu based on pickles — a food Tristen apparently loathes.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • My specialty, emergency medicine, had apparently not been in high demand here since the start of the ceasefire.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In the near term, at least, this new currency, which will purportedly be backed by a basket of currencies from the participating countries, will pose no threat to dollar dominance.
    Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Except that those same dollars are spent on labor and inputs necessary to produce whatever American good will supposedly be rendered more competitive by devaluation.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
    Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The bargaining unit evidently accepted a salary floor of $73,000, with six percent raises in the first year of the deal and three percent in the two years following — terms of the deal that the WGA East announced on Friday.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • On a song released last month, DDG seemingly vented about not being able to visit Halo.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Netanyahu was summoned to Washington ostensibly to make Israel's case against the levy.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Not that the ostensibly placid 1950s that preceded the anarchic ’60s were nirvana in New York’s Theater District.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee and Arnaud Desplechin probably are the biggest shockers.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back By Ryan Miller Listen1.0x 0:0011:19 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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