Used in a Sentence

rumored

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rumored.

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It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

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Quick take

Widely reported without strong evidence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rumored gathered in one view.

adjective

Widely reported without strong evidence.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rumored.

adjective

Widely reported without strong evidence.

Example sentences

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It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

2

This happened because Apple hasn't launched the rumored tablet, and the potential for holiday sales is huge.

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It's been widely rumored that iOS 9 / OSX 10.11 will be Snow Leopard releases i.e.

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A few weeks ago it was rumored that there was an ongoing investigation against the whistleblowers who leaked some of the documents.

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This is more far-fetched than the Apple-Google merger that's been oh so rumored lately.

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That rumored-for-years, never-confirmed-to-exist Apple tablet is just such a colossus that people are already predicting that the Kindle will be the next Betamax!

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Additionally if they have these rumored agreements in place with publishers they're going to be able to offer a much more visually appealing experience.

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And then, say, cancel my account if I end up returning bunch of stuff later, as they are rumored to do.

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BMW i3 was long been rumored in the auto news.

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Because Apple's rumored to launch a tablet themselves in the next 6 months, and with all the scandals surrounding this one, they'll have even less competition.

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How exactly is the rumored iPad pro a Surface clone?

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This has been rumored for a year or two now.

Quote examples

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I'm on a self imposed holdout until the supposed "convergence" version (basically what they showed in their first videos, phone+docking station=desktop) which is rumored for October.

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Sometimes companies change their minds this way, like how Microsoft changed its mind on the banning of DVDs for Xbox, even though they never "officially" said they would do that before the announcement of the Xbox One, but it was strongly "rumored" they would do that.

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B) Assuming "rootless" is in fact a superset of what I mentioned in A, and going by the rumored name, they could be restricting what the 'root' user can do by default on OS X, matching some configurations of Linux where simply gaining root access doesn't automatically gain you total access.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rumored in a sentence?

It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

What does rumored mean?

Widely reported without strong evidence.

What part of speech is rumored?

rumored is commonly used as adjective.