as in tales
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 canards
At the dawn of the 20th century, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion took hold of the Western imagination, codifying generations of stereotypes and canards about Jews controlling global events and packaging them in easy-to-read pamphlets.
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Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Hybrid power unlocks the design Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Hybrid power unlocks the design Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canards
Noun
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Co-founded by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, the museum will rotate the famous filmmaker’s vast collection of narrative art, which contains objects not found in more traditional museums, including manga, comics and children’s tales.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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The ground zero of all stories of literary fandom begins and ends with Misery, whose characters were immortalized by Kathy Bates and James Caan in the movie adaptation of this psychological thriller.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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During Monday’s meeting, VanTrust Vice President of Development David Rezac showed renderings of the new office building — a 450,000 square foot building that will feature three amenity decks, 6 stories of parking, an outdoor plaza space, and a retreat center with an amphitheater.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Of course, this being DC and the WHCD, there are always whispers and smoke.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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The amount of hearing patients gained varied, but 80% achieved at least some significant hearing restoration and 42% ended up with normal hearing, which included the ability to hear whispers, Regeneron says.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Canards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canards. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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