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verb

past tense of rumor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rumored
Adjective
Off the red carpet, Elordi has been enjoying his time in London with rumored girlfriend Kendall Jenner. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026 The rumored venue for the couple's wedding is Madison Square Garden, though others have speculated that the space is being used as a decoy to distract from the real wedding venue. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 Orlando Bloom was spotted enjoying a rare outing with rumored girlfriend Luisa Laemmel while in Italy for Milan Fashion Week. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Leaving her role—along with rumored lover Corey Lewandowski—is bittersweet, Noem continued. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Fitbit Edge is rumored to come with a replaceable lithium-ion battery with up to seven days of battery life. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 Oldman revealed in September that Lowden was among those rumored to take over the role of the British secret agent after Daniel Craig exited the Bond franchise in 2021. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 The Obamas were once rumored to be moving in, and Brooke Astor did. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026 In 2016, the company bought off-price retailer Gilt Groupe for $250 million, ostensibly to bolster Saks Off 5th, only to sell it again a couple years later for an undisclosed price rumored to be far lower. — Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 Kreiz brings weighty international experience to the new entity, and was for a couple hours rumored to be taking up a big international job before being named co-chief. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Ben Henshall, Ole Miss wing Henshall was rumored to come from Australia for a couple of years to join Florida. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 It’s been long rumored that Bundchen filed for the D word because she was fed up with Brady devoting himself to his career. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Four years ago, Pugh’s movie Don’t Worry Darling was the talk of the Venice Film Festival due to rumored behind-the-scenes drama and a messy rollout, including a press conference Pugh missed—allegedly due to a scheduling conflict. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumored
Adjective
  • At around noon, officers responded to the campus of PGCC to investigate a reported shooting.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Its reported net income was more than $344 million compared to nearly $84 million at the same time last year.
    — Erin McCarthy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My skin would tingle whenever Iverson got close to that mic and whispered along its neck, as if his breath were actually going over my neck too.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Then Mum whispered a few words to her, lay down next to her and said the Rosary with her.
    — Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Joseph Weiss was charged in 2023 with lying to federal investigators about his brother’s reputed mob ties, including his previous contacts with Schweihs and Dominic.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Anderson, Davis’ nephew and a reputed Crip, was involved, according to police.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The presentation Monday night before the Plano city council revealed that widening some existing roads, adding new turn lanes to others and placing no parking signs in neighborhoods should address concerns about traffic among nearby homeowners.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The pipeline includes financial services, healthcare, industrials and consumer businesses, although many names remain at the announced or preparation stage rather than being CMA-approved.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The announced tour dates include the San Francisco preview, the Radio City premiere and Chicago (January 30); Mexico City (March 6); Guadalajara (April 17); Monterrey (April 24); Toronto (May 29); Montréal (July 17); and Vancouver (July 24).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Vaccarello, meanwhile, has already hinted that his any moves might take him beyond fashion.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The latest update in Jolie and Pitt’s yearslong legal dispute comes after sources hinted that the actress is also facing a disconnect from their six children.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • There also remained no claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack on Riyadh airport, though the Houthis at times have kept silent when an attack brought widespread international condemnation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Some 356,000 remained without power from the storm, which caused widespread damage and at least four deaths.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Kremlin readout of the call suggested progress had actually been made on the humanitarian front.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For more of my conversation with Harjo about Season 2 — including the unexpected cereal Jones suggested his character eat — check out Guest Spot.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Rumored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumored. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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