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verb

past tense of report

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to give an oral or written account of in some detail will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday

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to make a written note of reported the lawyer's closing statement

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Adjective

Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach suggested the reported $36 billion may actually be understated. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The adjustment follows a reported altercation with another inmate. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026 There was some reported interest by the Wizards at some point, but nothing has materialized. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The reported passing of Canfield has also been cited as a significant factor in the company’s decline, underscoring how dependent the venture may have been on a single individual. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Phishing in the form of fraudulent emails, QR codes meant to steal data, or social media posts was the most reported scam, with 39% of consumers saying they were targeted. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Gottlieb said cases were likely underreported, and that the true scope of infection was likely 10 to 20 times ‌greater than ⁠the reported case number. — CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Colombian authorities have not publicly confirmed the reported threat. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Last year, imposter scams ranked as the most reported type of fraud, according to the FTC’s latest data. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Verb

The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 As of July 25, 3,437 clinical cases in 27 states have been reported, CDC data shows. — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 At least two ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, while several others reported near misses or warnings from entities claiming to represent Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 News of the deal was first reported by Corporate Jet Investor, a trade publication that obtained an email from Solairus CEO Dan Drohan outlining the transaction to industry partners. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 During the alleged scam, the business reported losing $50,000. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 As the Herald reported, Rodriguez’s PAC disclosed the GMCVB’s ticket donation in a campaign-finance filing with the state that was posted online. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Nationally, 70% of federal judges are white and 60% are men, and former prosecutors outnumber public defenders 4 to 1, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. — Julia Coin july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 Amber Simpson, 41, was reported missing on June 3, according to a news release from Capt. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reported

Adjective

However, from Wolfson’s perspective, the appropriate response is to rely on rigorous peer review, open debate, and strong shared governance rather than political tests conducted outside colleges and universities.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Americans rarely agree on much, but there is sudden, shared anger about data centers.

— Jason Bailey, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shared

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Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Officials said the gun, described as small and compact, was legally registered to the boy’s grandfather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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In the criminal case, federal prosecutors confirmed — and the defense admitted — that Hart secretly recorded minors through spyware installed on laptop computers and directed children overseas to produce child pornography.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
In the first game between the two, a 99-88 Storm win, Malonga recorded 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, with 10 rebounds, two dimes and a block.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recorded

Adjective

This finding, published in a reputed journal, would later cross disciplinary lines and be picked up in the rush to solve a major anthropological mystery.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Hoffa drove to a restaurant in a Detroit suburb to meet two reputed mobsters.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026

Definition of reputed

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Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told AP by email that the company was unable to comment.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
As far as Davis was told, once the ordeal was handled, the player simply asked for a different helmet and returned to practice.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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Instead of requiring the exchange of credentials each time a user opens a new site page, the server sets a session cookie that effectively proves the user has already successfully logged in.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
July was also the hottest month ever logged for the world’s non-polar oceans, Copernicus said, with record high temperatures set along the Atlantic and western Mediterranean, putting sea life and coastal communities at risk.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of logged

Adjective

The rumored venue for the couple's wedding is Madison Square Garden, though others have speculated that the space is being used as a decoy to distract from the real wedding venue.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Orlando Bloom was spotted enjoying a rare outing with rumored girlfriend Luisa Laemmel while in Italy for Milan Fashion Week.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026

Definition of rumored

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According to a dispute with a neighbor chronicled in court documents, Adelkoff and her then-husband acquired the home in 2002.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
An article in the Washington Post chronicled how police officers were caught abusing surveillance technology to stalk ex-wives and, in at least one case, an actress a police officer wanted to meet.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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