noises (about or abroad)

present tense third-person singular of noise (about or abroad)
as in rumors
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 gossip site also said on Monday that rumors that the note said the missing woman was dead are inaccurate.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Throughout March, rumors that co-stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson were in a relationship began swirling in the Bravosphere, though both denied such claims.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The competitiveness of that race, in a midterm year when former President Biden was in the White House, made some question whether Hochul could win a second full term, spurring loud whispers that a progressive challenger should seek to take her out.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • So my heart sank, and Mike Hodges, who’s next to me, whispers in my ear.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That makes the meteorite a new window into that planet, one that reveals history scientists haven't been able to see in the scarce samples on Earth.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Future Caucus data reveals that a majority of Gen Z candidates who ran for Congress this year ran as Democrats, while under a third filed as Republicans.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Well, The Tailor’s Wife heavily implies The Wicker Baby is the result of The Wicker Husband’s infidelity.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Trouvé seems drawn to anything that implies a semblance of order and finding ways of shattering it along the way.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Noises (about or abroad).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noises%20%28about%20or%20abroad%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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