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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?
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as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he purports to be an expert in criminalistics
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as in supposed
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Recent Examples of purported
Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
There is nothing in the study that links sweeteners to any purported spike in sudden deaths or heart attacks.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The White House has framed the government shutdown as a chance to further antibureaucracy initiatives, such as those spurred under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which purported to have slashed $206 billion in federal spending since January.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
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That Hochul had many other options and still chose LaSalle shows either a lack of conviction in her purported beliefs or severe political ineptitude.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
There is nothing in the study that links sweeteners to any purported spike in sudden deaths or heart attacks.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
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Even the comedy festival had purported speech restrictions, with comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posting a list of deal terms for appearing at the event which included forbidding any criticism of religion or the Saudi royals.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The White House has framed the government shutdown as a chance to further antibureaucracy initiatives, such as those spurred under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which purported to have slashed $206 billion in federal spending since January.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purported
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Critics have alleged that Netanyahu, who has pleaded not guilty, has pushed for the war to continue to delay his trial, citing diplomatic and national security grounds.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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And there have been virtually no background briefings, which were common in the past whenever there has been military action anywhere in the world, as there has been with the recent bombings of Iran's nuclear facilities and of boats off the coast of Venezuela alleged to be carrying illicit drugs.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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The supposed hardship Combs is under was brought into the spotlight and the courtroom on October 3 in defense lawyer Brian Steel’s presentation to Judge Subramanian.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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In our initial report, which has since been removed for factual inaccuracies, VIBE announced Dash’s supposed interim role as Chairman of REVOLT, a position the 54-year-old also revealed on The Breakfast Club.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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His legal team planned to contest the admissibility of the undercover evidence, but at a hearing in January, 2022, just as a judge’s associate began reciting the charges against him, White interrupted.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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With the latest installment of New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week getting started Tuesday, the rollout of the new format is being planned for April 2026 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Islamabad has not officially claimed responsibility for the attacks.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Lockheed Martin’s PrSM technology is claimed to be mature, proven, affordable, and low-risk.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The scientists behind the project hope those crystals will interact with the hypothetical dark matter particles known as WIMPs.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Bayless is going off of a hypothetical scenario that cannot be proven or disproven.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Obama acknowledged the real challenges organizations face, including doxing, hostile online attacks and business consequences, but insisted the current moment doesn't require extreme sacrifice.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
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“Purported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purported. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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