Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talebearings
Noun
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There have been political whispers in South Windsor since the November election about whether the decision disqualifying Amadasun was part of a Republican ploy to keep Democrats from achieving a council supermajority.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026 -
And then, there were whispers about health care staff who were a little too vocal, finding their tires slashed when their workday ended.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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While there’s some headline risk associated with OpenAI and its ability to pay its bills, recent reports of SoftBank talks to invest up to $30 billion more in OpenAI should ease some fears.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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United have so far not held substantive talks with Maguire over his future.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Not everyone in the family is as easily convinced to air their dirty laundry, though.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the Chinese capital, teahouses are a place to gossip, play mahjong and discuss politics over tea, perhaps with a kung fu show or a comedy act in the background.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The two have a life-changing encounter as a masquerade ball, but societal convention and the power of gossip — driven by formerly anonymous columnist Lady Whistledown (Nicola Coughlan) — threaten to destroy their connection.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
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Including, apparently, underappreciating LeBron James, who stood before the usual throng of reporters after Thursday’s loss addressing the scuttlebutt gumming up the works this time.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the time, there was scuttlebutt in the interwebs about how perhaps Johns made the wrong choice, that maybe a Johns-Daescu or a Johns-Alshon was the better partnership.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the state emphasized the link between the mud on Debe's tire and the soil from Bob Atrops' front yard, the defense says that this soil is everywhere in the region and is as common as — dirt.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Now, this Tiktok trend has in general not been like ones that have told you to eat dirt—which, by the way, shouldn’t do—or drop heavy objects on your feet—which also isn’t a good thing to do.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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These are human stories first and foremost, tales of tragedy, struggle over adversity, and bittersweet romance.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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His whimsical and precisely-staged tales play on the artifice of cinema as much as on the heightened emotions of their characters.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Or throw it back with some age-old fables or fairy tales.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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This video is a modern take on two classics that transforms the fairy tales into a musical, pairing new songs with the traditional storylines.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
9 Jan. 2026
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