rumors

present tense third-person singular of rumor

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Recent Examples of rumors The gossip site also said on Monday that rumors that the note said the missing woman was dead are inaccurate. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 Throughout March, rumors that co-stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson were in a relationship began swirling in the Bravosphere, though both denied such claims. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 In the days leading into the draft, rumors that the Chiefs were eyeing a trade up in the order were bubbling. Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 The Chicago rumors A few weeks ago, multiple reports started to spread on social media that the PWHL would land in Chicago, and play at the new Blackhawks Ice Center in the same 2,0000-seat rink as the USHL’s Chicago Steel. Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 In early 2024, rumors that the series was kaput swirled online, prompting HBO to release a statement that season 3 was still on the way. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumors
Verb
  • Shame whispers that being unfinished means being unqualified.
    Laide Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The solar eclipse in Leo on August 12 might amount to a bit of a timeline jump, and the Mercury-Jupiter conjunction in Leo that completes on August 15 sends good news your way, or perhaps whispers a great idea into your ear.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The film’s ending scene hints that the battle against the infected may not be over.
    Rachael Jung, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • The trailer also hints that the family’s personal relationships will be tested.
    Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI is offering every college student in Georgia a $100 credit to be used on Codex, its artificial intelligence program that enables users to build software, apps, websites and other technical projects, Jason Armesto reports.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • Its glare is expected to wash out many of the fainter meteors, the Farmers’ Almanac reports.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • That gap reveals that a lot of capital gets routed through low-tax jurisdictions before landing in its true home.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

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