Word Finder - rumors

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A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

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There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.

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Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

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They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.

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(usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

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John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

There are some strange rumors going around.

I believe now the rumors were true, Darian said, at peace after his trip to the immortal world.

Taran had heard the quiet rumors about Vara's growing independence and couldn't help but wonder if Vara would help him plot against his own father.

Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his wife's infidelities, Justin surprises himself by plunging headlong into a dangerous odyssey.

He couldn't help hoping he saw this strange, new mortal world again, and the rumors spreading throughout the ranks of guardsmen were just that—rumors.

I've heard rumors that the next step is to put satellite hookups on all of the tractors.

The head of the family, Count Ilya Rostov, continually drove about the city collecting the current rumors from all sides and gave superficial and hasty orders at home about the preparations for their departure.

There are even rumors that King Richard III still walks the battlements.

In the meantime, only wake me if the renewed rumors of interest from multi-millionaire businessman Milan Mandaric ever come to fruition.

By January 1950, the rumors had reached the ears of Walter Winchell, the syndicated columnist on the New York Daily Mirror.

The asylum centers are the breeding places of rumors and idle gossip.

Such rumors are utterly groundless as anyone who attended our previous meetings can testify.

Further rumors of indecent obsessions with pantomime horses have yet to be corroborated.

To use false rumors to spread fears of a mass cull is utterly irresponsible.

As Richard of York assumed the protectorate after Edward's death in 1383, rumors were already surrounding the fate of the Princes.

Rostov was happy in the assurance that the rumors about the Emperor being wounded were false.

Over the past few months, a maelstrom of rumors have been flying about concerning the coupling of Heroes stars Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia.

Tabloid rumors in the latter half of 2004 that Graham Coxon was to rejoin the band proved baseless.

Amid rumors that officers intended to seize Richard at Whitehall, Major-General Howard offered to arrest the leading conspirators.

Their next album - rumors persist of the Thin White Duke producing - should be a real firecracker.

There were rumors flitting about that the Smashing Pumpkins would split which was fueling the frenzy further.

However, despite the managerial merry go-round at Saints he has failed to impress with rumors of an attitude problem hindering his chances.

A person in Ron's team says that a respected Welsh journalist was approached by a member of Rhodri's team with rumors.

There are detection lasers and even rumors about dedicated security lockdown systems that could put you and your mission at great risk.

There were rumors most important losing was the fourth.

Rumors of star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo's imminent departure are jangling the nerves of the Old Trafford faithful.

But whoever started the rumors that HIV status affects your ability to get a mortgage was sadly misinformed.

Balco, a San Francisco sports nutrition company, lies at the heart of the rumors.

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To quench any rumors, Brittas holds a press conference.

The offer was made yesterday and therefore quashes any rumors that an offer was made a week ago.

Next, a policeman manning an isolated roadblock tries to confirm rumors of an impending atom bomb attack from increasingly panicked motorists.

To make random hear rumors about generate more than of a major.

Have you wished some was dead or have you spread rumors about someone?

Brad Pitt's brother, Doug Pitt, has denied rumors that his family had a row with Angelina Jolie.

The false rumors are spread through out the surrounding area in several different versions.

There are wild rumors in Baghdad that Saddam is secretly negotiating oil for his survival.

Hey yall. there is some wrong rumors about chris brown Do u like chris brown?

There are many rumors about the best way to get listed on Google.

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Rumors of the QL's demise were quickly scotched as visitors swarmed through the door of Central Hall Westminster.

His history is rather shadowy, which accounts for the many rumors regarding him.

A spokesman in the White House press office said they would not comment on " wildly speculative rumors.

Or even because of the rumors doing the rounds when he arrived in Spain - utterly unfounded - that he took drugs.

Out of nowhere, they're player on teams ' starting xi that have never even been mentioned in any rumors.

Very sinister reports of the position of the army reached him as he went along, and the appearance of the troops in their disorderly flight confirmed these rumors.

He was quick to dismiss these as ridiculous rumors.

Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his wife 's infidelities, Justin surprises himself by plunging headlong into a dangerous odyssey.

Lying low is now mandatory in Baghdad, a city rife with rumors that foreigners will soon be asked to leave.

Brad Pitt 's brother, Doug Pitt, has denied rumors that his family had a row with Angelina Jolie.