gossiped

past tense of gossip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gossiped The two friends also gossiped about the buzz surrounding their friendship, Shawkat previously told The New Yorker. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026 This is often easier said than done – no one wants to be gossiped about. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 One student was determined to get high-fives from a reporter, and students gossiped about gaining fame in the local paper. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles, commented on his policies, or gossiped about him and his family. — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026 Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025 During their interview, Turbulence and Burrita shared stories, gossiped and threw shade at Mexican actors, newscasters and performers. — Francisco Tijerina, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiped
talked
Verb
  • But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Read Cep’s Profile of Kingsolver » Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Gossiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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