finks 1 of 2

plural of fink
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finks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fink
as in talks
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us

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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
Noun
  • Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Dener Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton talks with quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham #8 and Bo Nix #10 in the first half during the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Empower Field At Mile High on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Enterprise ambition has shifted from AI that talks to AI that acts, but the reality has been sobering.
    Praveen Satyanarayana, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Jordan cited accusations that paid informants associated with the organization’s former field-source program encouraged participation in extremist events while working undercover inside hate groups.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
  • Greylord was a watershed moment in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The parasite has the cattle and dairy industry on edge, but in Mexico, screwworm has also been found in bears, pigs, goats, and even dogs and cats.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Keep dogs leashed in bear country, and maintain control of them at all times.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • That tension partly informs the work Imah is doing now through SPREEAI, a company focused on virtual try-on systems, fit intelligence and personalized shopping experiences.
    Partner Content, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • Each facet informs the other, and no one believes and embodies that more than my mother, Livia.
    Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Beyond the more familiar terrain of diabetics, IVF patients, people using hormone therapy, and intravenous users of illicit drugs, people have been turning themselves into lab rats for new wellness frontiers.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026
  • The risk of a human contracting the disease is higher for people experiencing homelessness or living in a space with rats or animal urine, per the CDC.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
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“Finks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finks. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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