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
What Jack Smith is asserting in this filing is unverified, un-cross-examined hearsay.
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NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Any statement given decades later is worthless hearsay, Ruddick said.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Some hearsay doesn't sit right with Kelsey Anderson.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Discussion of real tension quickly turned to hearsay molded by racist tropes.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Any statement given decades later is worthless hearsay, Ruddick said.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Some hearsay doesn't sit right with Kelsey Anderson.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Discussion of real tension quickly turned to hearsay molded by racist tropes.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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