as in gossips
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
with the arrival of our other friend, we at last had a quorum of quidnuncs and enough material to while away a long lunch hour
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Noun
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The gossips leak letters indicating the family’s ruthlessness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Hometown gossips and lonely girls to the front.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Investigators are using tools ranging from electronic surveillance — which includes the internet — undercover operations and informants to monitor any potential threat of attack from terrorist groups Hezbollah, al Qaeda, and ISIS.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Last month, Elicker announced Jacobson’s retirement, saying the former chief acknowledged taking money from a city fund used to pay confidential informants who assist in narcotics investigations, according to The Associated Press.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Quidnuncs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quidnuncs. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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