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adjective as in alleged

adjective as in supposed

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One such video purported to show illegal Haitian immigrants voting.

From Slate

Beyond his purported frustration with organized religion, we learn very little about Reed.

She posted the notice, which came from a purported lawyer named Michael Woods with a Los Angeles address that doesn’t exist in Postal Service records.

For all his purported devotion to sameness, at the top of this season Laszlo pompously announced that he forbade Nadja from getting a job and having regular contact with the world.

From Salon

Roberts and his colleagues purported to be crafting an opinion for the ages.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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