as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
supposedly, he's planning to quit, but that's only hearsay
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Recent Examples of hearsay
Some hearsay doesn't sit right with Kelsey Anderson.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Day also argued hearsay was allowed in the trial.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
But based on hearsay from neighbors, Tinsley-Williams thinks their home is standing, but the uncertainty is its own kind of hell.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
For them, the gap between his 2018 debut studio album Die Lit and 2020’s Whole Lotta Red was a grueling exhibition of falsities and hearsay.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Day also argued hearsay was allowed in the trial.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
But based on hearsay from neighbors, Tinsley-Williams thinks their home is standing, but the uncertainty is its own kind of hell.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
For them, the gap between his 2018 debut studio album Die Lit and 2020’s Whole Lotta Red was a grueling exhibition of falsities and hearsay.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearsay
rumor
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The couple first sparked dating rumors after they were spotted together in New York City and Miami in February 2025, per TMZ.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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People have long speculated that the lottery was rigged for the big-market Knicks despite attempts from the NBA to shut down the rumors.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2025
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“Hearsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearsay. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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