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talebearing

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noun

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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
  • Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her comments have sparked a media storm for the WNBA, drawing more attention to the league and Collier’s place in helping chart its future during the ongoing labor talks.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While an insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that there have been whispers of another woman, TMZ was first to report that the country star may already be involved with someone else.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Grzeda said the whisper PepsiCo detected in the early 2000s has become a roar, fueled by social media and growing consumer interest in ingredients.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Potential changes were always a gossipy topic in business and finance.
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • With this passage, McEwan’s gossipy details snap into focus.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Will Tudor as Sillerton Jackson, Friend of Newland who is lofty and a gossip with secrets of his own.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.
    Charlotte Wilder, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • As election strategies go, third time lucky might sound a bit glib.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Makeup, oils and dirt can quickly build up on the brushes — and on your skin.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Using too much detergent can lead to residue buildup in the towel fibers, which traps dirt and dulls the white color over time.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In this age of Amazon, packages promptly appear on doorsteps following a mere click of a button or a vocal cue.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The discipline followed the coaches' backing of Reeve and their vocal criticisms of officials.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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