RUMBLINGS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

rumblings

noun

plural of rumbling

as in murmurs

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murmurs

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For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Despite murmurs of sessions for a new album, which began circulating in 2022, there’s no official news as of yet about a seventh Sade album.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026

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