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talebearing

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noun

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Adjective
  • Park, hitherto a fount of articulate thoughts, is suddenly coy.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The most articulate member of the team, Johnston knows better than anyone how to talk his way through any problem.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Cannon talk is also reverberating in the run-up to Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • Vitello mentioned that the talk in the coaches’ room Saturday night focused on preparing to face Sale in the series finale.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Others look too personal, too theatrical, too decorative, too campy, too gossipy, too visibly marked by feeling.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • This Penelope is knowing, gossipy, disabused.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Theories, speculation and whispers were hard to ignore, but even harder to prove.
    Dateline NBC, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • The whispers about the 41-year-old turned louder.
    Russell Lewis, NPR, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • Mary disrupts Clark’s equilibrium with the Backrooms by refusing to validate his excuses for his behavior, fully calling out his failings, his petty assholery, and his glib, solipsistic lies.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Every sentence arrives polished into bite-size emotional shorthand—ridiculous, slightly glib, but not entirely wrong.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Not to mention that everyone loves a good gossip session.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The first-ever Sacramento X Games wraps up Sunday, with final competitions in skateboard street and vert, and BMX street, park and dirt.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • How To Clean Your Microwave Using Lemon The acidic nature of lemon juice helps break down dirt and grime while also offering a fresh scent, so using a lemon to clean a microwave is an easy choice.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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