as in tale
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances
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Recent Examples of canard
Vertical stabilizers and canards The J-35A and F-35 incorporate similar aerodynamic components like canards and vertical stabilizers arranged in a distinctive V-like structure.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2024
Consequently, the Final Edition has a removable hood duct, front canards, and a carbon-fiber front spoiler.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The canard that the Jan. 6 riot was actually an FBI setup and was driven on by undercover agents has been circulating since the days after the attack.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2024
Consequently, the Final Edition has a removable hood duct, front canards, and a carbon-fiber front spoiler.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The canard that the Jan. 6 riot was actually an FBI setup and was driven on by undercover agents has been circulating since the days after the attack.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canard
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then, after young mothers and children who had just arrived shared their stories, the Holy Father returned to the sister who had been mentioned before.—
Mireya Villarreal,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Nab the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones that wrap your ears in plush comfort while adaptive noise canceling dials the world down to a whisper at 21% off.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Drama, there’s the second season of Squid Game, which returned with a whisper as compared to the blaring horns of its breakthrough first season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Canard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canard. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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