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to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship
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Recent Examples of whispering
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
Avoid whispering and limit speaking as much as possible.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
One woman clearly remembers waking up to him whispering her name.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Send any news, comments, coyote whisperings, and JPMorgan succession plans to talk@qz.com.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
Avoid whispering and limit speaking as much as possible.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
Verb
In another world, a prestige Hollywood production of Othello, starring Robeson, with Jose Ferrer whispering into his ear as Iago, and a gutsy young screen ingenue — Julie Harris?
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
One woman clearly remembers waking up to him whispering her name.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whispering
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With a fan balanced behind each ear, the device operates at the level of a whisper (30 decibels), and its battery can last for 17 hours, or the equivalent of two workdays.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neutral and clean with just a whisper of grain and pepper to enliven the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Its combination of vitamin C and hyaluronic acid intensively hydrates skin, revealing a bouncier texture, while the antioxidant evens tone and boosts radiance.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Their influence flows not from traditional authority but from strategic positions at the nexus of change, revealing a new and potentially more consequential kind of power.Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are a total of six episodes in the back half of season 5; the fifth episode that aired on December 8 ended with Luke Grimes’ Kayce hinting to a solution that would save the beleaguered ranch.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Street will also be a crew chief for RCR in the Xfinity Series, hinting that the team will run a third part-time car there, as well.Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ten of 12 initial samples from victims came back positive for malaria, suggesting that patients may have been suffering from multiple illnesses at once, Ghebreyesus said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Overall, women lead just 8% of S&P 500 companies, suggesting that decades of momentum have only yielded incremental gains.Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Stories of Bigfoot began circulating in the early 20th century, Oregon Encyclopaedia reports, and has become a thing of local folklore.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Though his face was largely covered in most pictures law enforcement released, officials credited the images that were circulating of Mangion for him eventually being spotted and taken into custody.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition, the user might have stated that physics is altered, maybe telling the AI to pretend that the action is occurring on the Moon or Mars.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some experts fear that climate change will make extreme weather patterns worse, with a series of researchers and scientists telling Newsweek their grim predictions.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, Wall Street firm Oppenheimer upped its price target on Costco shares to $1,075 each from $980, implying roughly 9% upside from Monday’s close.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, a provocative paper suggested that this radiation isn’t limited to black holes, implying that everything eventually decays away.Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Whispering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whispering. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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