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Purportedly meaning

As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

Synonyms of Purportedly

supposedly

Using Purportedly

  • The main meaning on this page is: As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).
  • Useful related words include: supposedly.
  • In the example corpus, purportedly often appears in combinations such as: was purportedly, were purportedly, purportedly showing.

Context around Purportedly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

department 1× illustration 1× app 1× video 1× bhayani 1× korea 1× twitter 1× mexico 1× dhoot 1× posting 1×

Often after:

signed 3× showed 2× depicting 1× shows 1× selling 1× taken 1× built 1× first 1× cautioned 1× objectionable 1×

Sentence patterns with Purportedly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a letter purportedly signed by 1× and posting purportedly objectionable comments 1× completely and purportedly had his 1× dhoot purportedly cautioned kochhar 1× flaw and purportedly first tried 1× formerly twitter purportedly showed three 1× hand can purportedly perform around 1× he purportedly claimed that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a blurry cellphone 1× a day following 1× a video uploaded 1× also kumawood actress 1× an instagram post 1× an uncommitted slate 1×

Common sentence endings:

16th and mission 1× a scottish salesman 1× able to do 1× antilia s gate 1× by security staff 1× in a bedroom 1×

Words around Purportedly

Just before it in the word index:

purported 450 purport 46 purplish 16 purples 28 purplebricks 5 purple 1.641

Just after it in the word index:

purporting 88 purports 72 purpose 6.346 purposed 37 purposeful 156 purposefully 166

Similar in corpus frequency:

adjoining 349 beg 349 cavity 349 chevrolet 349 commemoration 349 cumbria 349

Corpus analysis for Purportedly

  • In this selection, "purportedly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, department, illustration, app, signed, showed and depicting stand out and add context to how "purportedly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a letter purportedly signed by and and posting purportedly objectionable comments. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "purportedly" sits close to words such as adjoining, beg and cavity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with purportedly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cippenham Lodge was purportedly built in 1709 for John Perryman, then sheriff of Buckinghamshire. (14 words)

He purportedly claimed that the recorder had been removed months ago and was stored in a bedroom. (17 words)

Above is the official illustration — purportedly depicting the vanilla S23 or its Plus trim — on the Unpacked stage. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Details about this zero-day vulnerability as well as exploit code have been publicly released several days ago by the person who discovered the flaw and purportedly first tried to privately share the discovery with Atlas VPN. (37 words)

At the time, experts in South Korea quickly raised doubts about the results, saying the quality of the black-and-white images released by North Korea -- purportedly taken from a satellite -- was poor. (33 words)

Banners appeared Monday in northern Mexico purportedly signed by a faction of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel claiming that the gang has sworn off the sale and production of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

A blurry cellphone video that circulated widely through the department purportedly showed the chief drinking at a bar in Las Vegas.

Above is the official illustration — purportedly depicting the vanilla S23 or its Plus trim — on the Unpacked stage.

A day following both incidents, Uber blocked him from using the app — purportedly because the racist customer complained.

Also, Kumawood actress, Sandra Ababio, was captured in the news after a viral video purportedly from her wedding went viral.

An Instagram post by Viral Bhayani, purportedly shows Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani seeing off the Apple boss near Antilia's gate.

Another contract from April 2007 exists that was “purportedly signed by Michael Oher” in which Oher gives away his name, likeness, voice, etc. to the movie studio.

An uncommitted slate backed by Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Nicholas Venezia won the two seats; the slate was purportedly for Hubert Humphrey or Jerry Brown.

At around 1 p.m. on Feb. 1, undercover police officers arrested three women for purportedly selling stolen goods on the sidewalk at 16th and Mission.

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At the time, experts in South Korea quickly raised doubts about the results, saying the quality of the black-and-white images released by North Korea -- purportedly taken from a satellite -- was poor.

A video uploaded on X (formerly Twitter) purportedly showed three of the four suspended teachers standing at the school’s main gate after being denied entry by security staff.

Banners appeared Monday in northern Mexico purportedly signed by a faction of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel claiming that the gang has sworn off the sale and production of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

By 21, he had abandoned Christianity completely and purportedly had his first gay sexual experience with a Scottish salesman.

Cippenham Lodge was purportedly built in 1709 for John Perryman, then sheriff of Buckinghamshire.

Details about this zero-day vulnerability as well as exploit code have been publicly released several days ago by the person who discovered the flaw and purportedly first tried to privately share the discovery with Atlas VPN.

Dhoot purportedly cautioned Kochhar against transferring ownership in a manner that would lead to Chanda sharing a room with Indrani Mukerjea.

Earlier, the Thane police had lodged 11 FIRs lodged against NCP leader for allegedly sloganeering and posting purportedly objectionable comments against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

He purportedly claimed that the recorder had been removed months ago and was stored in a bedroom.

Her new hand can purportedly perform around 80% of the typical daily tasks that a regular limb would be able to do.

He said a letter purportedly signed by the ailing governor will make it difficult to prosecute all those responsible for forged letters in the ministries.

He said: “The final issue that I will like to respond to is the issue of the 593 accounts which were purportedly opened in different parts of the world.

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Common combinations with purportedly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "purportedly" in a sentence?
An example: "A blurry cellphone video that circulated widely through the department purportedly showed the chief drinking at a bar in Las Vegas." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "purportedly" from authentic English texts.
What does "purportedly" mean?
Purportedly means: As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).
What are synonyms of "purportedly"?
Common synonyms of "purportedly" include: supposedly.
How many example sentences with "purportedly" are there?
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