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Synonyms for rumour

be rumoured

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  • be said
  • be told
  • be reported
  • be published
  • be circulated
  • be whispered
  • be passed around
  • be put about
  • be noised abroad
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Synonyms for rumour

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

tell or spread rumors

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He brushed aside the claims as hearsay and added that the rumours about his resignation were baseless.
"The media and communication departments within the governmental institutions follow up and monitor circulated news about them; each institution then responds to the rumours based on a number of factors." "The factors that determine the methodology of response include the subject of the rumour, its prevalence and the channel in which the rumour has spread.
Summary: UAE authority reveals why rumours spread from cancerous Nutella to worms in Indomie pasta
Lahore -- Legendary folk singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi who remained hospitalized for few days because of his back pain, has said he's forgiven the person who spread fake rumours of his death on internet.
Summary: Rumours started going around after Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Mohammed visited Pakistan.
Unsolved cases of assassinated leaders, and constant commentary on political issues by military spokesmen fuel conspiracies and rumours. Governor Taseer's murder was triggered by the misinformation that he had blasphemed although he had objected to how rumours led to false accusations of blasphemy.
HOUSTON -- Amid rumours about the death of Dr Aafia Siddiqui circulating on social media, Pakistani consul general in Houston on Wednesday visited the incarcerated neuro-scientist in a detention facility in Texas.
Observing that rumours spread fast, especially through social media, the MoI noted in a post on Facebook that rumour mongers "love to spread anything without verifying its sources".
Communicating rumours using a medium that could help identify the source was not considered likely.
Stochastic Rumours. Ima Journal of Applied Mathematics, 1(1), 42-55.
DAME Smith's report reveals many BBC staff were aware of rumours about Savile's depravity.
MARKS and Spencer has quashed rumours it is to open a food store in Yarm.
Mohammad Akhlaq, a 55-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh, was killed by a group of people allegedly over rumours that he had stored and consumed beef at home.
Kosfeld, "Rumours and markets," Journal of Mathematical Economics, vol.