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
Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Local rumor has it that Post will shut down Broadway and perform a street party marking the venue’s official opening.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Thugger was coming out of a relationship with Jerrika Karlae while Mariah was rumored to be dating former NBA player Brandon Goodwin.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Charli tapped Ariana Grande for the remix, but that did little to quell rumors that Swift was deep under her skin.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Local rumor has it that Post will shut down Broadway and perform a street party marking the venue’s official opening.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s a reason the Hurricanes were rumored to be after both Evan Bouchard and Noah Dobson this summer.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Thugger was coming out of a relationship with Jerrika Karlae while Mariah was rumored to be dating former NBA player Brandon Goodwin.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumor
Noun
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Will Tudor as Sillerton Jackson, Friend of Newland who is lofty and a gossip with secrets of his own.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There were whispered mentions of prison, alcoholism, domestic abuse.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Samira, a 19-year-old student from Kabul, was in a religious education class on Wednesday when a cleaner entered the room and whispered something to her teacher, who ran out, and then came back minutes later, beaming with her phone.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The side’s most striking feature, according to most reports from the time, was therefore their relative lack of brutality.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sharon and Fiscus used crime scene photos, the coroner's report, court records, police files and about 50 interviews to tell the story.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Multiple neighbors either called the police or yelled at the attacker to get away from the girl, court documents reveal.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 State of the World’s Girls report by global NGO Plan International reveals how these relationships leave girls vulnerable for the rest of their lives.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her comments have sparked a media storm for the WNBA, drawing more attention to the league and Collier’s place in helping chart its future during the ongoing labor talks.—
Alex Andrejev,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All three new objects sit in clusters weighing about 100 trillion Suns, hinting that black hole jets colliding with dense cosmic environments may be central to their formation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Vladimir hints that the pair’s aww camaraderie may not survive another iteration of their Groundhog Day.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 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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This presents a huge challenge to the body to circulate blood in the veins all the way back up to the heart with a pressure barely above zero.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of the latest shutdown deadline, OMB circulated guidance telling agencies to submit workforce reduction strategies, a move unions and legal experts warn is a blueprint for mass layoffs during a funding lapse.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Rumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumor. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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