talebearing 1 of 2

talebearing

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talebearing
Adjective
  • Jimmy Adams has captained West Indies and been their director of cricket, and is one of the most intelligent and articulate figures in the game.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And Keith Siegel, a hostage, himself, for close to 500 days, articulate and healthy, looked beyond the Israeli government for help.
    Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Senators are engaging in behind-the-scenes talks to reopen the government.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Every offseason, the whispers of PGA Tour stars defecting to LIV Golf swirl like clockwork.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This could trigger everything from whispers and misunderstandings to grudges that resurface in the group chat.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Ladd appears as a titular host of the The Marilyn Levens Starlight Celebrity Show, a gossipy figure who grills Nikki.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There was schadenfreude at One World Trade last week when Carter sold his publication Air Mail for $16 million, primarily in stock, to the gossipy digital new startup Puck — a disappointing exit for a publication that had positioned itself as the digital evolution of Vanity Fair for a new age.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The key to calm is to not crash over a tidbit of gossip.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Group dynamics could shift, gossip may circulate and career moves are more likely to be misunderstood.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Some critics have interpreted the ending as a glib last-minute twist that threatens to neutralize the story’s potency and dismisses the seriousness of the movie’s premise.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Widely received as a glib rebuttal to concerns about the rising cost of watching games, the commissioner’s quote will undoubtedly linger in the NBA discourse as a new season begins.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The best deal on the list belongs to this small but mighty handheld vacuum cleaner that can snatch up pet fur, dust, dirt, and more debris from furniture in a flash.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Fall and winter are perfect seasons for kicking up some red dirt.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Mamdani, whose past included vocal activism on behalf of Palestinian issues that included comments many New York Jews found offensive, will be New York’s first Muslim mayor.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had been a vocal supporter of the bureau.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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