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Adjective
  • Reading and interacting with students’ original thoughts in class helps teachers understand how students think and articulate.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • That change may look like the ambitious and growing national people’s budgets movement, which brings together local residents and community groups to protest budget cuts on essential services, articulate budget priorities and democratize the budget process.
    Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s announcement on new talks repeated his threats against Iranian infrastructure that have drawn widespread criticism and warnings of war crimes.
    Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Tasnim said there would be no talks while the US continues to impose a maritime blockade on Iranian ports.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hamilton described his version as landing somewhere between Senegalese and Ghanaian, cooked in a slurry of roasted red peppers, tomatoes and onions, delicately spiced and with a whisper of smoke.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The pre- and postnatal massages at Red Moon Wellness in Park Slope are a staple in the Brooklyn-mom whisper network.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Petrie, Doz and Morrow play multiple roles, including a gossipy Greek chorus and the band of merry fisherman (truly an astonishing array of Canadian accent work on display).
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.
    Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • However, the gossip proved to be false because Chastain never even filmed a cameo.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • What’s more, the proliferation of gossip handles like Deux Moi and fan accounts like ClubChalamet mean that doubling down on a parasocial fixation can be a legitimate career path, and a profitable one at that.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That being said, its professional technical aspects just add to the impression that this is a glib and insincere effort, trying to graft a fun moviegoing experience onto a depressing story about hateful people reveling in each other’s pain.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Actually, tearjerkers, as a genre, are noble, albeit with a lousy reputation and a glib name for what is essentially an empathy machine that’s eager to streamline complicated emotions.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The wind and the pebbles that were on the dirt courts.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If your car is equipped with front radar or driver‑assist features, dirt on the sensor or slight misalignment from a parking‑lot bump could also be the culprit.
    Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Lander was a vocal supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s successful run for mayor of New York City; Mamdani has also backed Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Iron Dome funding.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The singer’s first three records were tasteful and unbelievably mature, combining a West End knack for drama with R&B vocal pyrotechnics.
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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