Thesaurus results for GRASSED (ON)

grassed (on)

verb

past tense of grass (on), British slang

as in told (on)

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself

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During our conversation immediately after the hearing, Bartos talked far less about geopolitics than about organizational behavior.

— Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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