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adjective

Definition of allegednext
as in presumed

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verb

past tense of allege
as in claimed
to state as a fact usually forcefully alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices

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Recent Examples of alleged
Adjective
Many of the companies the president has invested in also benefit from his policies, prompting criticism from Democrats about alleged conflicts of interest. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 2 July 2026 To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
Verb
Alberto Fujimori of Peru must face Alejandro Toledo in a runoff election; Toledo’s supporters had alleged electoral fraud. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Investigators also alleged that Parker intentionally left one of his two cell phones behind before the attack, retrieved it afterward and that the men’s phones briefly separated around the time of the shooting before reconnecting. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alleged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleged
  1. presumed
  2. claimed
  3. proposed
  4. insisted
  5. hypothetical
  6. asserted
  7. unproved
  8. contended
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • The Dodgers claimed a series win in the four-game home set against their division rival, with the chance to sweep Sunday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of claimed
Adjective
  • Chapman said the proposed $3 hourly rate is consistent with rates in nearby cities.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • Monterey Park’s City Council had already banned data centers by ordinance, after a proposed 247,000-square-foot data center met an outpouring of public anger and concern.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • Slave owners insisted that human bondage fulfilled God’s will.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of insisted
Adjective
  • The potential for prefab to capture a large share of the fire recovery and speed its progress is still only hypothetical.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • More than 30 years ago, researchers discovered that hypothetical computers based on the laws of quantum physics would be able to rapidly solve difficult math problems.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Verb
  • Cruz asserted that the fleet causes environmental damage and threatens endangered wildlife.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
Definition of asserted
Adjective
  • But Starship still must demonstrate multiple unproved capabilities that are crucial to NASA’s plans—such as the in-space refueling, via multiple launches, that’s required for sending the vehicle out of low-Earth orbit to the moon.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
  • When gambling becomes the norm, taking risks in unproved investment channels start to look reasonable.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Definition of unproved
Verb
  • Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
Definition of contended

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