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talebearing

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noun

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Adjective
  • Dahl praised Wolfinger’s articulate filmmaking and ability to balance the film’s tone.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Wu is Harvard educated, the mother of 3, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, articulate, free of any personal scandals.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Try to plan your visit during the Dark Sky Festival, held annually in the late winter or early spring, to meet up with fellow stargazing enthusiasts and hear astronomy talks by park rangers.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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
  • This gossip could not be further from the truth.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The story was first reported by Hollywood-centric social media gossip account Deuxmoi.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • In our culture, right now, people are very quick to be glib, and short, and not lean on the power of language.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Spectropolis is never glib about the transparent profit motive sustaining such rites.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Start by removing the door from the cabinet box and cleaning the surface with hot, soapy water and a soft cloth to remove grease, dirt, and dust.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Grout is very porous and, because of the indent between tiles, grout can easily collect dirt, food particles, and mold, which will discolor the grout over time.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The responses in Bug are very vocal and that is a lot of fun.
    Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Hopefuls are judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and authenticity in portraying the real-life Gold Rush character Klondike Kate.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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