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Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputedly
Adverb
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Alba has reportedly been on a few dates since announcing her split from Warren in February, insiders told People.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Officials including clearance and forwarding agents at the facility reportedly represent 80 percent of total users of the Asycuda World system.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The guard checked around and snuck the ring from the box into his pocket, but apparently didn’t count on security cameras catching the whole thing.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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But that apparently didn’t stop him from burning the midnight oil until the very end.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The radio broadcasts that provide the North Korean population with access to legitimate news outside the Kim regime’s control have declined by roughly 80%, a decision purportedly executed by South Korea’s spy agency.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Newsom, purportedly eyeing a run for president in 2028, has framed redistricting as his party’s Hail Mary attempt to save democracy as Trump continues to consolidate executive power and maintains a steady hold over the Republican Party.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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The American online gaming industry has produced exactly one profitable quarter in seven years of operation—a stunning indictment of an industry supposedly worth billions.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even a single strand could supposedly expose someone’s race or criminality.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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By that point, Trafford had evidently lost confidence and the fanbase had also begun to turn on him, with his distribution from the back — often short but slow — generating frustration from the stands.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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However, the locker room issues this past season were evidently clear.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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Address: Livadia Bay, Antiparos 840 07, Greece This luxury beach resort took the idea of bohemian design and went all-in—there’s a woven pendant light or bamboo furniture item seemingly around every corner.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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The Standing Group’s work comes at a time when mass atrocities, including the crime of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, are becoming a prominent and seemingly permanent feature of our world.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Unlike Putin's crude asset seizures, Trump's extortion operates through ostensibly voluntary settlements and pro bono commitments.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Harper & Brothers wasn’t unusual in having a moral or religious orientation despite being an ostensibly secular business.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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And with the Wings five games out of the eighth seed, getting anything in return would probably make this trade worth it.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Geist said people probably didn't hear — or even see — the tsunami from Tuesday's earthquake.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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“Reputedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputedly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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