1
as in intending
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
do you purport to spend the rest of your life on that couch, or do you think you might get a job someday?
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as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he purports to be an expert in criminalistics
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Recent Examples of purporting
Israel released video footage purporting to show its soldiers operating in homes and tunnels where Hezbollah kept weapons.
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Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purporting
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Stratos Renewables Corporation's financial statements have been prepared assuming the company will continue as a going concern, with management intending to identify potential merger candidates.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The presentation will be aimed at those intending to buy their first telescope but should be of interest to anyone in general.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Allarity is facing a class action lawsuit alleging false and misleading statements related to the Dovitinib NDA, which the company plans to vigorously defend against.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Valve is also facing a lawsuit in the UK filed in June alleging the company uses its dominant position to overcharge its users.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The latest lawsuit, filed in Seattle in August by a group of gamers, alleges Valve practices anticompetitive behaviors, like insisting publishers match Steam’s prices even selling through other channels and retaliating against companies that don’t conform by removing their games from Steam.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Artisan caused ripples by insisting on a prime summer release, at a time when independents, even Miramax, were discouraged because of full release schedules with top titles and at that time fewer screens in an average cinema.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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Police are still trying to better understand what led to the shooting.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Scientists are also trying to exploit the fungus’s sensitivity to temperature by building Bd-free habitats or moving frogs to locales where the fungus can’t survive.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the New York Times last week sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist notice demanding the company stop using its content, asserting that the Perplexity AI system infringes its copyrights, Reuters reported.Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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This can lead to impulsive decisions, like over-asserting yourself or, on the contrary, withdrawing completely to avoid confrontation.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Purporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purporting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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