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Recent Examples of rumormonger
Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones.
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Clark Collis,
EW.com,
1 May 2020
People who complained about food prices and empty stomachs were dismissed as liars and rumormongers.
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New York Times,
10 Mar. 2020
The reliable Apple rumormonger and analyst said Apple is planning to produce tens of millions of AirTag units by the end of the year.
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Don Reisinger,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2020
But the rumormongers were clever, insisting that for three years the Beatles had offered clues in their albums about McCartney’s demise and replacement.
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oregonlive,
24 Sep. 2019
But one piece of information that's been less consistently bandied by rumormongers is what, precisely, Apple plans to call its next-gen smartphones.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
Time,
5 Sep. 2017
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
1 May 2020
People who complained about food prices and empty stomachs were dismissed as liars and rumormongers.
—
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2020
The reliable Apple rumormonger and analyst said Apple is planning to produce tens of millions of AirTag units by the end of the year.
—
Don Reisinger,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2020
But the rumormongers were clever, insisting that for three years the Beatles had offered clues in their albums about McCartney’s demise and replacement.
—
oregonlive,
24 Sep. 2019
But one piece of information that's been less consistently bandied by rumormongers is what, precisely, Apple plans to call its next-gen smartphones.
—
Lisa Eadicicco,
Time,
5 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumormonger
Noun
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Two years ago, an FBI informant met with a South Florida man who expressed his desire to join an anti-government militia and build a bomb targeting a New York City landmark, the FBI said.
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Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
Noun
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
Noun
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There’s a new MCU blabbermouth in town.
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They’re portrayed as gullible blabbermouths who spill everything the minute anyone shows public kindness.
Noun
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Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown Julie Andrews voices Lady Whistledown, the ton's voracious gossipmonger who sends each social season into a tizzy.
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The rumors emerged on gossipmonger DeuxMoi’s Instagram Story, and fans reposted the screenshot on Reddit.
Noun
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Wandering tattlers, the ruddy turnstone and a variety of other summer migrants will be found on our local beaches.
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Tattling to the Bachelor doesn’t always go well for the tattler.
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That kid has tattletale energy.
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People who come forward are called narcs, tattletales and snitches.
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My cousin has always been a big talker, boasting about his business, kids, vacation home, whatever.
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Tune out jet engines and loud talkers on your next flight with these Soundcore noise-canceling headphones.
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“Rumormonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumormonger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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