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Recent Examples of rumormonger
This successfully makes the case, as is made elsewhere, that Trump was good at working the press — so good, in fact, that years later, a professional rumormonger remembers them with greater clarity than any time Trump made news.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Aug. 2021
Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones.
—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
The Source: Anonymous rumormongers talking to reputable fan sites
Probability of Accuracy: This feels like a trap.
—Wired, 23 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
Relatives have also begged rumormongers to lay off.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 17 May 2017
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Aug. 2021
Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones.
—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
The Source: Anonymous rumormongers talking to reputable fan sites
Probability of Accuracy: This feels like a trap.
—Wired, 23 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
Relatives have also begged rumormongers to lay off.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumormonger
Noun
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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An informant with Talanoa Law and Justice told researchers that drugs impact the areas of the brain that control thinking and emotions.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s a new MCU blabbermouth in town.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2025
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Hsu had no problem playing an out-and-out villain for long stretches of that film, but her Ruby is more of an oblivious blabbermouth prone to shocking bouts of callousness, like failing to remember the names of people she’s inadvertently condemned to die.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Peoplemag,
3 May 2023
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The rumors emerged on gossipmonger DeuxMoi’s Instagram Story, and fans reposted the screenshot on Reddit.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2022
Noun
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Wandering tattlers, the ruddy turnstone and a variety of other summer migrants will be found on our local beaches.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Tattling to the Bachelor doesn’t always go well for the tattler.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Years later, their youngest daughter, Hannah Burch – now 24 and a mother herself – shared a viral TikTok video reflecting on the unique ways she and her siblings were raised — from rules around being a tattletale to monthly family yardwork and chore expectations.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, The Croat, being a complete and total tattletale, blabbed to The Dama that Negan had hesitated.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The Super Bowl halftime show may shape up to be a bigger talker than the game itself - at least if a loud corner of the internet gets its wish.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Here are the talkers Giannis Antetokounmpo has spoken.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Rumormonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumormonger. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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