as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
for weeks afterwards, staffers noised about the department head's sudden, unexplained departure
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The existence of Apple’s smart glasses project, while long rumored, gained clearer confirmation through recent reports.—
Alex Levin,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025 -
Originally titled Dead Reckoning Part Two, the eighth Mission: Impossible film is rumored to be Cruise's last hurrah with the franchise.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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Croatia is full of stunning places, but one island has become the summer destination people can’t stop whispering about: Hvar.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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So tulips and roses allegedly conveyed passion, peonies whispered shyness, and a white violet or a daisy denoted innocence.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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“Noise (about or abroad).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noise%20%28about%20or%20abroad%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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