as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
according to scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon
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Recent Examples of scuttlebutt
In fact, the scuttlebutt amongst industry insiders has been mostly positive regarding 18A for quite a while.
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Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But simmering backlash to The Brutalist’s knottier second act—and, to a lesser extent, some scuttlebutt regarding the use of AI—could do it in; that the feature peaks about halfway through has become something of a prevailing opinion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
There hasn’t been a lot of public scuttlebutt around infield trade targets, but a deal can come to fruition without rumors getting out beforehand.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
According to Fleming, the scuttlebutt on tour is that Frazier & Johnson are splitting up for 2025, and the break-up starts now.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But simmering backlash to The Brutalist’s knottier second act—and, to a lesser extent, some scuttlebutt regarding the use of AI—could do it in; that the feature peaks about halfway through has become something of a prevailing opinion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
There hasn’t been a lot of public scuttlebutt around infield trade targets, but a deal can come to fruition without rumors getting out beforehand.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
According to Fleming, the scuttlebutt on tour is that Frazier & Johnson are splitting up for 2025, and the break-up starts now.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttlebutt
rumor
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This report corroborates a previous rumor that the battery will have a lower capacity than most iPhones of recent years.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Depending on how the 2025-26 NBA season goes, these rumors could pick up steam or die off.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Scuttlebutt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttlebutt. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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