bruit (about)

as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first

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Verb
  • Vettel was rumored to take on a role within the energy-drink racing team as an advisor or potentially team principal following the dismissal of Christian Horner.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Crowe was reportedly rumored to play for the NBA G League Ignite and its coach Jason Hart — a friend of Crowe’s father, Jason Crowe Sr. — after high school.
    Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • It will be whispered but never spoken aloud lest too many clients will be alienated.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • Surfers began whispering about the good surf brought on by the area’s sometimes harsh weather in recent years.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Testing reveals systematic therapy failures Against this complicated backdrop, systematic evaluation of the effects of AI therapy becomes particularly important.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
  • Julian McMahon's cause of death was revealed a few days after his death was announced.
    Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
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“Bruit (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruit%20%28about%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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