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talebearing

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noun

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Adjective
  • Rubio is one of the most eloquent, articulate, & incredibly capable statesmen of our times.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Reading and interacting with students’ original thoughts in class helps teachers understand how students think and articulate.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The most recent back-and-forth over talks comes after a week of sporadic clashes in the Persian Gulf, amid a month-long ceasefire.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • Markets have soared and oil prices have dropped over the last week, however, amid anticipation that a deal could be close after weeks of talks and occasional setbacks.
    Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • These poppers start with the crisp, juicy snap of mini sweet peppers, which are filled with a creamy, tangy pimiento cheese spiked with smoky bacon and a whisper of black pepper.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The early universe, a mere whisper after the Big Bang, just a few hundred million years old — that's when the first stars and galaxies were starting to flicker on, like fairy lights across a cosmic dark.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 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
  • Internet celebrity gossip hound Perez Hilton is about to take heat from the LIBS over this one.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Today’s Four Seasons Hotel Boston is less known as a clandestine spot for vetting gossip and more about modern luxury.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 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
  • Place a few scoops of dirt into each container using a hand trowel; then moisten both batches of dirt with a half cup of water.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • The ReCAM project aims to change this by using advanced technology and AI to process this dirt locally, turning it directly back into high-grade battery components.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Larsson’s vocal performance on the single was commanding, and the song’s replay value was endless.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • Yet McIlroy — who has been vocal in the past about LIV — is dialing back his previous criticism of the tour and remaining optimistic about the future should the league fold.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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