as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
supposedly, he's planning to quit, but that's only hearsay
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Recent Examples of hearsay
Clips then flash of other Housewives, gossiping while also defending themselves against hearsay.
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
With both police and the prosecution largely staying silent until the trial is slated to begin in mid-September, the facts of the case are decidedly obfuscated, riddled with rumors and hearsay.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
Arwen does not know him except through hearsay, because a year before Arwen met his father, Daniel quit the shack and moved to the West Coast to become a road ecologist.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Among the changes: complaints that are filed anonymously or that are based on hearsay will not be investigated.
—Ana Ceballos, Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2024
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
With both police and the prosecution largely staying silent until the trial is slated to begin in mid-September, the facts of the case are decidedly obfuscated, riddled with rumors and hearsay.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
Arwen does not know him except through hearsay, because a year before Arwen met his father, Daniel quit the shack and moved to the West Coast to become a road ecologist.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Among the changes: complaints that are filed anonymously or that are based on hearsay will not be investigated.
—Ana Ceballos, Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for hearsay
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“Hearsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearsay. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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