bruited (about)

past tense of bruit (about)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruited (about)
Verb
  • Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who was once rumored to be one of Kamala Harris’ potential vice president picks, wants to take his state out of the regional electricity grid—the biggest in the nation.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • A week after being sentenced in September of that year, he was involved in a car accident, and was rumored to be critically injured.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There were whispered mentions of prison, alcoholism, domestic abuse.
    Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Samira, a 19-year-old student from Kabul, was in a religious education class on Wednesday when a cleaner entered the room and whispered something to her teacher, who ran out, and then came back minutes later, beaming with her phone.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Bruited (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruited%20%28about%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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