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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
The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canards
Noun
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Join me each week for these and other tales about Des Moines' and Iowa's surprisingly colorful past.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rockrohr used both sides of this visual coin, telling of groundwork done by the late Harry Teshima to bring Black residents into the community and tales of lasting friendships and stories of insults thrown at Black students.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The jury winners this year hail from Mexico, India, Belgium, Japan, France, Italy and Germany, and their stories are set in scenic locales from Malaysia to Minneapolis.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Both Will Levis and Anthony Richardson are supposedly on the trading block, and there are whispers Derek Carr might be coming out of retirement and needs to find a new team because the Saints have seemingly moved on.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Pressville is a quiet mountain town, but everything's connected through whispers.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Canards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canards. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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