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
Hybrid power unlocks the design Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canards
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Miyazaki’s singular style — his hand-drawn, painterly aesthetic and his thematic focus on a child’s-eye view of morally complex, humanistic tales — has been treated as the sole Asian animation worthy of entry into the Oscar canon.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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When whispers of these new allegations began to receive national coverage, many outlets were cynical and tried to debunk them.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Canards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canards. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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