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canard

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a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature

it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances

Synonyms of canard

story, tale, whisper

Words Related to canard

dirt, gossip, scuttlebutt, talebearing, talk, tattle

dirty laundry, dirty linen

defamation, libel, slander

fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, untruth, whopper

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