purported
/pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/ adjective C2- Supposed, or assumed to be.
- Normally assumed to be.
- Said or claimed by some individuals to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be the case.
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They described the purported sights and sounds of the shopping center, genuinely believing they were retrieving buried fragments of their own past.
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