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as in informers
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police
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2
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that fink would sell out every one of us to save her own behind
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finks
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026 -
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
Verb
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And networks, whether leaders recognize them or not, shape who talks to whom, who shares information, and who gets left out.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ahead, Henson exclusively talks with Entertainment Weekly about competing on The Masked Singer.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jacobsen, who was appointed chief in 2022, is suspected of stealing money from a department fund that was created to pay confidential informants.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a separate court filing submitted Monday, Cole’s attorneys also demanded broad discovery, including all statements attributed to him, investigative notes, information about the FBI’s use of informants to identify Cole as a suspect, and any exculpatory material.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There are other quirky attractions here, too, like the Clown Motel, where horror enthusiasts can sleep among a collection of more than 6,500 clowns.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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After his parents divorced, his mother took 5-year-old Salazar with her, moving from place to place around South America, and performing as clowns to make money.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That number directly informs the team’s spending.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There Are About 20 Species of Hamsters Hamsters belong to the family Cricetidae, which includes voles and lemmings as well as rats and mice.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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Emergency room staff cut the clothes off an unresponsive homeless man, and several rats leap from his body onto the floor.—
Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe,
STAT,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ending the retail sales of dogs is a crucial way to reduce demand from puppy mills.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like canaries in the coal mine ocean form.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Finks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finks. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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