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talebearing

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talebearing
Adjective
  • With verbal chops like those, who needs an articulate press secretary?
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Us Weekly, which used to be a quasi-People magazine and very friendly, turned into something totally different and gossipy.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the gossipy tidbits almost pale next to the eye-opening shadiness of some of the business strategies.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Chiefly, engineers will need to design lightweight compressors that can capture and pressurize the whisper-thin Martian air.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Eidra pushes her tendency to get glib and sarcastic rather than risk being vulnerable and honest to its farthest limits.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In May, the gossip website Deuxmoi published allegations that Marc and Heidi had mismanaged Charli’s money.
    — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Royal insiders told gossip columnist Rob Shuter that the meeting has even been confirmed.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Some of Fairshake’s most vocal critics questioned whether its backers are getting a clear picture of the battleground landscape.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • One of the most vocal figures to have raised these concerns lives in Melinka.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Working in quick, gentle strokes, Abrams used her brush and sprayer to peel away dirt hiding the floral details on Eliza’s grave before moving to the next.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The other townsfolk speculate on his prowess, his package, and why The Fisherwoman has lost all the dirt on her face and is now positively glowing.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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