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acknowledged(verb, stated, affirmed, avowed)
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so-called(fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent)
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affirmed(verb, stated, affirmed, believed)
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alleged(apparent, supposed, unproven, ostensible)
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asserted(verb, supposed, stated, unproven)
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avowed(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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ostensible(fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent)
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pretended(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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purported(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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apparent(surface, supposed, unproven, ostensible)
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self-styled(theoretical, supposed, alleged, ostensible)
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stated(verb, supposed, unproven, affirmed)
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supposed(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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would-be
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nominal(theoretical, supposed, alleged, ostensible)
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seeming(surface, apparent, supposed, ostensible)
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soi-disant(supposed, alleged, so-called)
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feigned(fake, counterfeit, lying)
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formal(supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
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specious(surface, apparent, supposed, ostensive)
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