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to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship
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Recent Examples of whispering
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Joe is plagued with visions of his dead father during his therapy sessions and hears disembodied voices whispering while hanging out with friends.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Viewers Compare the Video to ASMR Some viewers have compared the clip to an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) video—the tingling sensation caused by certain sounds or visuals, such as whispering, tapping, or brushing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
With additional notes of nutmeg oil, coriander, and musk the scent profile is rich and understated—it’ll make a whispering statement without smelling like everyone else in the room.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Joe is plagued with visions of his dead father during his therapy sessions and hears disembodied voices whispering while hanging out with friends.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whispering
Noun
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As whisper listings become more common, discretion has turned into a form of value.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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The role Landfair’s family members, including Sparkle, played in fostering her relationship with Kelly, even as whispers of their relationship became screams, is difficult to reckon with.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Backstreet Boys are back in the big game and USA TODAY is exclusively revealing the group's new Super Bowl ad with T-Mobile.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sunlight seeped in from the edges of the two big windows, revealing details in apricot suede, camel leather, and vermilion lacquer.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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The moon’s trine to Uranus in Taurus shakes up your career and public image zone, hinting that small changes to your routine could lead to big professional shifts.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
18 Jan. 2026
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The former One Direction member and actor, arguably the biggest male name in pop music today, seems to be hinting that his fourth solo album is coming out soon.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2026
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Suski and others signed a letter suggesting that cases like Charley's should be judged individually, rather than thrown into a common bin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Melania is also opening overseas in 20 countries, but so the filmmakers and Amazon aren’t reporting grosses, suggesting a soft showing at best.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit claims Saint Ann’s leadership was alerted twice in early 2024 that explicit images of young girls were circulating among students on Snapchat but failed to notify police or intervene beyond internal meetings.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Much of the same prevention principles apply to other circulating winter respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 and RSV.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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That feeling of telling someone about an underrated gem or misunderstand masterpiece is something he’s been chasing since the decline of video stores in the early 2000s.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fedorov, the new defense minister, acknowledges the scale of the problem, telling the Ukrainian parliament some 2 million people are ignoring their call-up papers, while 200,000 others have deserted.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Soon however, surveillance images of US cities appear on-screen (recognizable in part by storefront signs for brands like Marshalls, M&M’s World, and Coca-Cola), implying that the audience, too, could become components of images to be segmented, categorized, and fed into AI training datasets.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Citi also maintained its price target of $650, implying nearly 29% upside for Spotify from Thursday's close.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Whispering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whispering. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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