Thesaurus results for CANARDS

canards

noun

plural of canard

as in tales

a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances

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Recent Examples of canards At the dawn of the 20th century, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion took hold of the Western imagination, codifying generations of stereotypes and canards about Jews controlling global events and packaging them in easy-to-read pamphlets. —

Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising. —

New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026 Hybrid power unlocks the design Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026