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reputedly

[ri-pyoo-tid-lee] / rɪˈpyu tɪd li /


ADVERB
theoretically
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
by trial and error


Example Sentences

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His call sign, "IKE", is reputedly short for "I Know Everything", a nod to his three master's degrees in flight test engineering, systems engineering and military operational art and science.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Local resident Ian Bishop, described by Miller as a “man of mystery,” reputedly uses water from his well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

His creation, the SigCircus, was a truck-mounted mobile radio broadcasting unit that shuttled messages between the U.S. and Europe — and reputedly between the White House and Downing Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Of the roughly 20 million books in Harvard University’s libraries, one has long exerted a unique dark fascination, not for its contents, but for the material it was reputedly bound in: human skin.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

“A sure sign of changing times,” Mr. Chatterjee reputedly admitted from his balcony.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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