deep throats

plural of deep throat
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing an accountant who had turned deep throat, he was the first to leak the information that the company had been cooking its books for years

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Noun
  • Confidential informants had apparently accused me of incendiary comments.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Police learned in September that Garnett was selling meth and made several purchases of meth from Garnett using confidential informants, according to a probable cause affidavit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the late 19th and early 20th century, coal miners in Europe and North America used canaries as living carbon monoxide alarms.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The outdoor areas are open from March through October, but available year-round is its Bolz Conservatory, a glass pyramid housing huge tropical plants, chirping canaries and darting quail.
    Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When the situation starts to look futile, the politicians begin fleeing the airport like rats on a sinking ship, not wanting to be the one left holding the bag.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • From dirtbags to gym rats With origins in Alpine exploration, rock climbing developed as a sport in late-19th century Europe.
    Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Deep throats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20throats. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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