reportedly

adverb

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

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Another two were reportedly killed in separate avalanches near the Marmolada glacier, two hikers along the Apennine range and an ice climber in Valle d’Aosta. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026 Tumbler Ridge Secondary School reportedly has 175 students enrolled between 7th and 12th grades. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026 The deadline for Nancy Guthrie’s $6 million ransom reportedly passed without a deposit being made to the cryptocurrency account established by someone claiming to have abducted the 84-year-old mother of NBC News personality Savannah Guthrie. Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 The United Arab Emirates reportedly funded a camp in Ethiopia to train fighters of a Sudanese militia, a further sign of foreign powers stoking Sudan’s yearslong civil war. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reportedly

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Feb. 2026.

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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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