as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords
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Recent Examples of canary
So is the Broomfield condo market the canary in the coal mine for the larger metro Denver housing market, a signal that the oxygen is gone and that home prices could fall across the region next year?
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
However, the canary in the coal mine for the broader economy is the crisis facing Black women.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Ten minutes before the event was set to end, Banks’s canary-yellow Santa SMiZE graphics filled the screens on the walls, and a DJ started looping her Christmas track.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Not to mention, the Dutch oven is available in nine gorgeous colors, like avocado, aqua, and canary.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
However, the canary in the coal mine for the broader economy is the crisis facing Black women.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Ten minutes before the event was set to end, Banks’s canary-yellow Santa SMiZE graphics filled the screens on the walls, and a DJ started looping her Christmas track.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Not to mention, the Dutch oven is available in nine gorgeous colors, like avocado, aqua, and canary.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canary
Noun
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An informant with Talanoa Law and Justice told researchers that drugs impact the areas of the brain that control thinking and emotions.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan’s former informant into Teddy’s operation, Roxana (Camila Morrone), has defected to Roper’s side, even going as far as to try and orchestrate Jonathan’s assassination.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Welch said the contractor may make notes about a property, such as suggesting that residents clear debris and place piles of wood off the ground to make outdoor areas less attractive to rats.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Until the Red Wings make the playoffs and fans start smuggling dead cephalopods into Little Caesars Arena, the rats are king.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Canary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canary. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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