noise (about or abroad)

as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy for weeks afterwards, staffers noised about the department head's sudden, unexplained departure

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Verb
  • The existence of Apple’s smart glasses project, while long rumored, gained clearer confirmation through recent reports.
    Alex Levin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Originally titled Dead Reckoning Part Two, the eighth Mission: Impossible film is rumored to be Cruise's last hurrah with the franchise.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 May 2025
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  • Amidst a media frenzy outside, whispers around the fortress-like Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse is that Ventura could be called to testify tomorrow.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • The kind that’s whispered in moments of solitude, recited through tears, and held tightly when doors closed.
    Essence, Essence, 9 May 2025
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“Noise (about or abroad).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noise%20%28about%20or%20abroad%29. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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