as in gossip
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
rumor has it that she's planning to shut down the company
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as in to whisper
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement
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Recent Examples of rumor
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Pillsbury went on to explain that the trend started from an online rumor that the track was written about podcaster Jake Shane.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Regardless of whether a home is rumored to be haunted, the survey says this isn't a dealbreaker for many.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
With that being said, a lot of rumors have come up about Buffalo potentially trying to acquire a wide receiver before the upcoming NFL trade deadline.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Pillsbury went on to explain that the trend started from an online rumor that the track was written about podcaster Jake Shane.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
As rumored over the past few weeks, MTV is putting its music video legacy in the rear-view mirror, with the network’s music team disbanded and Wendy Plaut, SVP and Head of Music & Celebrity Talent, departing.
—Peter White, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Regardless of whether a home is rumored to be haunted, the survey says this isn't a dealbreaker for many.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumor
Noun
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At the same time, as Cawsey points out, the legend of Tutivillus itself was like good gossip—colorful, wicked, and weird.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jane uses her wit to survive under Henry VIII’s reign, an era where one wrong move, including the faintest whisper of gossip, may be the end of you.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just hearing this phrase whispered on the other end of the phone is enough to send a chill up your spine.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Light incense and whisper the names of those who came before you.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The comments were picked up by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and CNN asked the two former US Navy officers to review that report and the video.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dover police said authorities had responded to a report of an altercation at the same time gunshots were heard.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That line—now the opening line of the novel—revealed that this time travel story would be about how to begin again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Advanced spectroscopy and simulations revealed why.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Senators are engaging in behind-the-scenes talks to reopen the government.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Enna said TreasuryDirect appears to be hinting of some changes ahead for its online system.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Out-of-court testimony, known as hearsay, is generally not allowed at trial, whereas in conspiracy proceedings, a courtroom rule will enable prosecutors to enter into evidence otherwise inadmissible confessions of a conspiracy.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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Acting on hearsay, or overreacting emotionally, can create a whole bunch of problems.—
Elizabeth Pearson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Everything else was affected by its gravitational pull and drawn into the work of dilating it further—even the firms rumored to be at the farthest remove from the crudity, even negative emissions technologies and the market on which their credits circulated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The President’s message, circulated among his 11 million followers and beyond, stood in direct defiance of a court order from last week.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Rumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumor. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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