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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy her wild behavior is exciting some lurid talk

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talk

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verb

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as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety

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as in to inform
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley

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as in to gossip
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own

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Recent Examples of talk
Noun
While 55,000 union postal workers at Canada Post are still looking to settle two contracts ahead of a potential May 22 negotiating deadline, another 2,500 workers at DHL Express voted 97 percent in favor of authorizing a strike set for June 8 if talks don’t amount to a new contract. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 May 2025 Featuring panels and talks from authors across the state. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Verb
However, DeChambeau claimed after McIlroy's victory that the eventual champion didn't talk to him at all during that final round. Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 Juana Summers talks with Renard about what he's seen in Gaza, and what's next for the people there. NPR, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk
Noun
  • Trump hasn't shied away from bashing Biden in speeches, online posts and executive orders, and the White House hasn't backed down in the face of the former president's criticisms.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Super Bowl, Bill Belichick's most notable pregame speech | The Herd FOX Sports NFL analyst and three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman joins Colin Cowherd to discuss his first Super Bowl and detail what goes on throughout the week of the Big Game.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The free site features job listings as well as mental health resources, discussion boards, and networking events.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • This year’s gathering, attracting more than 45,000 attendees, highlighted several transformative trends reshaping digital asset protection, with AI unsurprisingly generating the most discussion.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Tesfaye’s bold and electric presence onstage and onscreen is an intriguing counterpoint to the thoughtful and soft-spoken man who sits for a chat about his movie.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The co-conspirators allegedly wrote a manifesto, posed for photos wearing the same clothing as the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine mass shooting and divulged their scheme in an online game's chat.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • After a second-half slump persisted into the playoffs last season, Bohm was the subject of trade rumors and the team did consider moving him.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Each conclave is by its nature a mixture of rumors, intrigue, and disinformation.
    Time, Time, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Lions coach Dan Campbell empowered his assistant coaches to speak in front of the team, preparing Glenn to become the Jets coach.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • The Sunset Boulevard star spoke to PEOPLE about the whirlwind past week, from his Tony nomination on Thursday, May 1, to attending the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5, and then the 2025 Tony Awards junket on Thursday, May 8.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • The auditory processing issues associated with his stroke also seemed to diminish, and Mr. Fetterman began to casually converse with people without having to rely on audio transcription.
    Annie Karni, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • An art thief gets trapped on a job in a high-tech penthouse, and his mental and physical state goes south as months go by, leading the criminal to converse with pigeons, do the Macarena and turn the walls of his accidental prison into an unhinged canvas.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In Texas, the problem is exacerbated by pumping of oil and gas, the study says.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Both reports noted billing patterns indicative of potential fraud among hundreds of providers, the OIG said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The film also stars Dave Bautista as Steve, the show’s producer who informs Shelly that her longtime gig is coming to an end.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • The seawater safety testing that informs the county’s beach water quality advisories is designed to look for hazards posed by sewage, not fire debris.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025

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“Talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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