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as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
because her friend was such a compulsive gossip, she couldn't help but wonder if her private life wasn't also being made the talk of the town
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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
lingered at the water fountain for a little gossip
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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
idle gossip can really damage a person's reputation even if it is later proven to be false
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as in to talk
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments
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Recent Examples of gossip
Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
The episode jumps to a scene of Tamra, which suggests that hidden behind her trash talk and gossip there’s a sweet person in there.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Small wonder that intelligence services had to work overtime gathering every scrap of information or even gossip to learn even the basics about another country's simple economic statistics – much less its secrets.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
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Noun
Whisper networks for women's safety Tea is hardly the first system to have attempted to harvest the power of gossip and leverage it to make dating safer.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025
The episode jumps to a scene of Tamra, which suggests that hidden behind her trash talk and gossip there’s a sweet person in there.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the series’ signature shot, neighbors gossiped from their windows across the airshaft, their voices overlapping.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Small wonder that intelligence services had to work overtime gathering every scrap of information or even gossip to learn even the basics about another country's simple economic statistics – much less its secrets.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossip
Noun
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That means subway rumbles, office chatter, and café chaos all fade into the background.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, there has been chatter among technologists in national security circles about the need to improve software delivery in the federal government.—
Lisa Umberger,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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On social media, rumors of Immigration Customs Enforcement operations spread quickly.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Speculation of a new era from Swift began on Monday (Aug. 11) when rumors of her 12th studio album were stoked thanks to the appearance of a countdown clock on her official website.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Altman and lesser personalities in the AI space often talk this way, making extreme, matter-of-fact proclamations about the future and sounding like kids playing a strategy game.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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Throughout a second year of OTAs, minicamp and training camp, Daniels has done even more of that with his receivers and tight ends, talking to second-year tight end Ben Sinnott about a blitz pickup or to the veteran Samuel about the timing on his deep ball.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The current explosion of AI innovation—and particularly AI chat interfaces, which make AI accessible to anyone—is largely fueled by advancements in computing power, the availability of massive datasets and breakthroughs in ML algorithms.—
Tigran Sloyan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Snapchat introduced Sponsored Snaps from creators, enabling advertisers to send a Sponsored Snap directly from a creator’s handle to Snapchat users in the chat feed.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Gossip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossip. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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