purporting

verb

present participle of purport
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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2
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 Iran routinely puts up billboards across the city, purporting to demonstrate its might amid the war with Israel and the US. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video purporting to show a civilian being chased and attacked by a Russian drone in the city of Kherson. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Those included letters from immigration authorities, Social Security cards and a Defense Department letter purporting to say the immigrants were enrolled in military health coverage. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Some catalytic event—a Reichstag Fire analogue, or another January 6, or a bogus declassification purporting to show foreign hackers changing votes—could be used to manufacture a phony rationale for emergency action. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Trump is purporting to follow the letter of the War Powers Resolution while mocking its spirit. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026 That’s the right interpretation of the 14th Amendment and reaffirms the 1898 precedent that the president tried to upend with his executive order purporting to deny citizenship to children of undocumented people. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 There are any number of leadership books purporting to direct would-be career professionals on how to manage, in so many different ways, including the leadership of a workforce, which is one of the stickier parts of being a leader, in general. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 The store sold books and magazines purporting to reveal secrets about the inside lives of Chinese leaders and the scandals surrounding them. — ABC News, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purporting
  1. intending
  2. alleging
  3. planning
  4. claiming
  5. trying
  6. insisting
  7. going
  8. asserting
Verb
  • Many accused Szabo of taking payment from them without intending to deliver the home shells.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
  • By comparison, only 85% of Republicans intend to vote for Paxton today, with 5% intending to vote for Talarico, 4% for Brown and 6% still undecided.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of intending
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  • Democratic lawmakers demand investigations and an oversight visit, alleging dangerous conditions and poor treatment aboard the Lincoln, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismisses the reports as exaggerated and misrepresented.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the City of Oakland is suing the property owner, Mosser Living, alleging elderly and disabled tenants were left stranded in their homes and that the prolonged elevator outage was part of a much broader pattern of neglect.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleging
Verb
  • After originally planning to stay on anyway, Alice has decided to seek other opportunities and would like a letter of recommendation after sticking around for Ted’s transition period.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • When my wife and I were planning a quick summer getaway with our two teenage daughters, heading to the desert was an easy choice.
    — Mike Avila, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Romero, known for his outspoken personality, makes his initial defense after claiming the title from Ryan Garcia.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In one case, the Administration wanted to place a citizenship question on census forms, claiming that this would somehow help protect minorities’ voting rights.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • Taiwanese authorities in March investigated three men for trying to smuggle Super Micro computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Now the teams that try to build up are trying to find solutions against man-to-man.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of trying
Verb
  • The world’s most critical waterway remains functionally closed, despite the president insisting that the US retains total control of it.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When confronted with this brazen conflict of standards during last week’s special session, members of the General Assembly simply dismissed the contradiction, insisting that the law does not apply to them.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • Remember that the most amount of benefit occurs when going from none or little exercise to just a bit more.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The new order also puts a focus on Latino voters, with Nevada going second in the line-up, after Democrats lost ground with the key demographic in the 2024 presidential election.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The defendant’s lawyers disputed that argument, asserting the evidence doesn’t prove Robinson’s motivation was connected to Kirk’s political or religious beliefs.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, some companies are asserting that automation has made many employees redundant, and are conducting layoffs accordingly.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserting

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“Purporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purporting. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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