as in tale
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances
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Recent Examples of canard
The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising.
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
The storyline has been that Apple can’t shoot straight; the antipathy of the Apple-using/hating commentators runs so deep that the critics dredged up the canard that Apple’s done nothing since former CEO Steve Jobs died.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Plantation Peddling an old canard Multiple letters to the editor have recently asked why the Biden administration didn’t release all of the Epstein files.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
This canard has returned in high relief.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
The storyline has been that Apple can’t shoot straight; the antipathy of the Apple-using/hating commentators runs so deep that the critics dredged up the canard that Apple’s done nothing since former CEO Steve Jobs died.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Plantation Peddling an old canard Multiple letters to the editor have recently asked why the Biden administration didn’t release all of the Epstein files.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
This canard has returned in high relief.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canard
Noun
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The most obvious answer was that the story, on a deeper level, needed to be timeless, a tale of a desperate person facing moral dilemmas of increasing extremity while trying to hold fast to their values.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The children participated in Disney+'s 2025 documentary Lost in the Jungle, which recounted their tale of survival, per The New York Times.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Of course, this being DC and the WHCD, there are always whispers and smoke.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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In Islamabad, the almost indecipherable whisper of leaks has turned to crickets.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Canard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canard. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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