rumors

verb

present tense third-person singular of rumor
as in whispers
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement

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Recent Examples of rumors The gossip site also said on Monday that rumors that the note said the missing woman was dead are inaccurate. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 Throughout March, rumors that co-stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson were in a relationship began swirling in the Bravosphere, though both denied such claims. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 In the days leading into the draft, rumors that the Chiefs were eyeing a trade up in the order were bubbling. — Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 The Chicago rumors A few weeks ago, multiple reports started to spread on social media that the PWHL would land in Chicago, and play at the new Blackhawks Ice Center in the same 2,0000-seat rink as the USHL’s Chicago Steel. — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 In early 2024, rumors that the series was kaput swirled online, prompting HBO to release a statement that season 3 was still on the way. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumors
  1. whispers
  2. hints
  3. reports
  4. reveals
Verb
  • The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • From the United States losing in the round of 16 after the whole Folarin Balogun saga, to Argentina eventually going down to Spain in the final, the outcomes on the field in the end minimized whispers about potential FIFA meddling.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • Research hints that this precipitous drop in estrogen may affect how our brains age.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • While the former Texas standout had some decent moments during Saturday’s practice, his second week of practice doubled down on a lackluster first week, and hints that his confidence might be shaken.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
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  • Urgent Matter reports that the dispute concerns a preservation easement on the nineteen-story building, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s only skyscraper, completed in 1956, and located forty-five miles north of Tulsa.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected.
    — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reports
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  • Reading The Quality Of A Tennis Necklace The difference between a tennis necklace that lasts and one that does not reveals itself in details most people never think to check.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveals

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