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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Still, the fact he was posed the question shows how high-profile the issue has become, especially among conservatives.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott endorsed Sheets, a conservative, who is a businessman and beekeeper in Collin County.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The body of an early plant eater Using 3D scanning and printing, the team was able to study the fossil in remarkable detail.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Don’t bother looking for fossils; almost no sedimentary rock has had time to form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stafford, a 17-year veteran, won the award by finishing ahead of New England quarterback Drake Maye in balloting by a panel of 50 journalists who regularly cover the NFL.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Seahawks ranked third in total pressures and seventh in sacks this season, thanks to a front seven that includes a rotating set of outside linebackers in veterans DeMarcus Lawrence and Uchenna Nwosu and younger pass rushers Derick Hall and Boye Mafe.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In middle age, some sports fans become reactionaries.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
25 Dec. 2025
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Yes, the movie’s reactionaries are ridiculous, never more so than when Penn’s comic-book antagonist is onscreen.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens and linens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
20 Jan. 2026
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Their situation resembles that of the dodo bird, which went extinct shortly after humans arrived on its island home of Mauritius.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fud. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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