deep throats

noun

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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  1. informants
  2. informers
  3. canaries
  4. rats
Noun
  • The task force is reportedly staffing up with officers who specialize in recruiting informants, intelligence analysis, cyber operations and covert influence campaigns.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the morning, Nora stops by with information about confidential informants in the Candlelight Lounge case.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of informants
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informers
Noun
  • The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • These living materials could also serve as canaries in the coal mine for water safety, glowing brighter or dimming in the presence of specific toxins.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Definition of canaries
Noun
  • Meg Murray's hobby of crafting small rats out of soft material turned into something much bigger - a tiny neighborhood attraction where anyone can stop by and adopt one.
    — Crystal McQuay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 1978, a Californian named Robb Moss, then twenty-eight, went on a five-week float trip through the Grand Canyon with a bunch of fellow river rats.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rats
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