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reportedly

[ ri-pawr-tid-lee, -pohr- ]

adverb

  1. according to report or rumor:

    Reportedly, he is a billionaire.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of reportedly1

First recorded in 1900–05; report + -ed 2 + -ly

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Example Sentences

The starting bid was reportedly $1 million, with a $500,000 bidding increment and $7 million "buy it now" price.

The company is reportedly operating with a small staff, but it also has millions of users and millions of dollars worth of funding from major Silicon Valley venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, and a valuation of $1 billion.

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Others gathered riverside, although many reportedly were not wearing masks.

The plant reportedly caught and fixed the issue quickly, but it’s a worrisome event.

In at least two other cases, Weaver reportedly offered young men work with the Lincoln Project while sending suggestive messages.

Reportedly, George Custer wore a Stetson into Little Big Horn.

Yet, this year, even with God and Country counting on us, Black Friday sales were reportedly sluggish.

The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.

For every service provided by instructors, RSD reportedly takes a healthy cut.

RSD reportedly takes a healthy cut of these programs, too, according to former instructors.

Nearly four hundred English, living in exposed areas of the colony, reportedly lost their lives in the massacre.

The picture of those reportedly gownless backs had depressed him abominably.

Bryde's whales, like minke whales, reportedly often approach close to vessels as if curious about them.

The dorsal fin of adult males reportedly has a thicker leading edge and a rounder form than that of the female.

They reportedly fold their flippers flat against their bodies when swimming.

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