rumors

present tense third-person singular of rumor

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Recent Examples of rumors 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, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumors
Verb
  • Then came whispers that Netflix had put the show on its internal server, and employees couldn’t get enough of Bell and Brody’s crackling chemistry.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • These days, my mind still whispers, When the war ends—as though the war is continuing inside me, even after the noise of the air strikes outside has stopped.
    Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Durant, 37, reportedly signed a two-year extension worth $90 million with the team on Sunday and the move to acquire the 15-time NBA All-Star hints that the franchise is all-in this season.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fortune reports on air traffic controllers who are driving for Uber and DoorDash to make ends meet.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter of 2025, Edmunds reports.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Moore’s journey reveals how Black Nationalism emerged not simply as a rejection of American ideals, but as a demand for their true fulfillment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The shuffle in leadership also reveals internal disagreements within the administration about enforcement strategy.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Rumors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumors. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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