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information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy the report is that she was caught embezzling, but no one has any evidence

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verb

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Recent Examples of report
Noun
The city’s vacancy rate has fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, and new housing construction is at its weakest pace in a decade, the report added. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 The Associated Press contributed to this report. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Bleeping Computer reported that the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLH) threat group claimed responsibility for the attack earlier this month. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 Almost two-thirds of the new displacements were reported outside Port-au-Prince, especially in Haiti's central region. NPR, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for report
Recent Examples of Synonyms for report
Noun
  • Kirk admits that the genre has been somewhat diluted by the boom.
    Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This would provide 20 two-story units and eight one-story, one-bedroom units.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Created by law in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the bureau developed a reputation as an aggressive enforcer of fair-lending and consumer-protection laws.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Unconcerned by matters like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, her presence burnishes the reputation of the magazine as an arbiter of good taste.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are also ongoing rumors that former WWE star, Chris Jericho, could make his return after his AEW contract ends, and also have a retirement tour next year.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The comments come amid longtime rumors of a feud between the beauty moguls, which stems from Gomez’s past romance with Hailey’s now-husband Justin Bieber.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Officers described the shrapnel that dented the patrol car as being two inches by a half-inch.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That’s how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For an artist who had alchemized his collection of Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye records into a beautiful sound of his own, this was never a slight.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Urban fell backward onto the stage, then jumped up, laughing and ran to the barricade to record a cellphone video for Richie's parents.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Springer has hit four home runs this postseason, but none at a more important time than his Game 7 blast.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Every day on that set was a blast.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Miller’s approach to storytelling technique is as straightforward as the chronology, with a few exceptions.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Report.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/report. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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