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Definitions for reportedly
rɪˈpɔr tɪd li, -ˈpoʊr-re·port·ed·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reportedlyadverb

    according to reports or other information

    "she was reportedly his mistress for many years"

Wiktionary

  1. reportedlyadverb

    According to reports or rumors; supposedly.

ChatGPT

  1. reportedly

    "Reportedly" is an adverb that means according to what some say or believe, or based on statements or accounts that people have made, but not proven as a fact. It's often used when referring to information that is publicly reported or shared by others, but the authenticity or accuracy of which may not be completely verified.

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'reportedly' in Adverbs Frequency: #353

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reportedly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reportedly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reportedly in a Sentence

  1. Richard Branson:

    What has reportedly happened in Turkey around the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if proved true, would clearly change the ability of any of us in the West to do business with the Saudi Government.

  2. Bob Watson:

    Bob Watson has battled health issues since Bob Watson retired as a player in 1984, according to the paper. The former first baseman and outfielder has reportedly battled circulatory issues, hypertension and was successfully treated for prostate cancer. Bob Watson played 21 years in the majors with the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. The Yankees ’ 1996 championship made Bob Watson the first African-American general manager to see Bob Watson club win a World Series. Ten months ago, the doctors told me I could have two years or 12. Well now I’ve gotten to the point where every day I ’m still here is a blessing.

  3. Michelle Bachelet:

    People have been shot and killed, others have reportedly received wounds from which they will never completely recover, including losing eyes, these are disgraceful scenes. The Venezuelan government must stop The Venezuelan government forces from using excessive force against unarmed protesters and ordinary citizens.

  4. Michael Jordan:

    But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.

  5. The Assyrians:

    Hundreds of other civilians remain trapped in villages surrounded by ISIL fighters, and clashes continue between ISIL and local forces defending their communities, iSIL burned and destroyed homes and churches, and the violence has reportedly displaced more than 3,000 people.

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