as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long
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Recent Examples of fud
On Telegram accounts, repeat fud spreaders are booted out.
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New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fud
Noun
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There are surface differences, such as where liberals and conservatives tend to live, and deeper ones about values and beliefs.—
Lisa Pavia-Higel,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Or would Democrats beat them to the punch with more openness toward social conservatives who align with the party on an economic vision?—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Noun
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There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The single specimen was discovered with 183 fossil bone elements, hitting a 63 percent complete benchmark that places it among the most complete Tyrannosaurus rexes ever found.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Now a member of the Indiana Fever, the veteran big still has love for the Golden State organization.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Radicals such as Sumner also warned, presciently, that the Fifteenth Amendment did not go far enough, and that its flaws would ultimately allow anti-Black reactionaries to undermine its purpose.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Like Curtis Yarvin and other neo-reactionaries, Land abhors democracy.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company now hopes to use the technology to bring back extinct birds, including the dodo and the giant moa.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
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Lamm told The New York Post that the company believes the moa could return by the early 2030s, while the dodo could be revived within four or five years.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Fud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fud. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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