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as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
the police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed
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as in telling
to give information to
chose teaching as a career because it affords the opportunity to inform a whole generation of young minds
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as in notification
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as in lying
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Recent Examples of informing
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And senior current and former government officials as well as researchers worry that more serious threats are on the horizon, including to critical information that is key to informing tax policy.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil was taken to the center from New York without informing his wife or lawyers after he was detained on Saturday.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Rhodes opened Monday's Raw by informing the audience that John Cena would not be present.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The situation culminated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informing agency heads on Monday that compliance with Musk's directive was voluntary.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones wrote on social media of the difficulty of informing Shields' family of his death.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And senior current and former government officials as well as researchers worry that more serious threats are on the horizon, including to critical information that is key to informing tax policy.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil was taken to the center from New York without informing his wife or lawyers after he was detained on Saturday.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Rhodes opened Monday's Raw by informing the audience that John Cena would not be present.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The situation culminated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informing agency heads on Monday that compliance with Musk's directive was voluntary.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones wrote on social media of the difficulty of informing Shields' family of his death.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing
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The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Starting July 1, 2025, phones across Big Ten and Big 12 campuses will ping with payment notifications from PayPal’s Venmo app, now in partnership with schools able to distribute up to $20.5 million annually under the June 2025 House v. NCAA settlement.—
Brian Roberts,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This was done without parental notification or consent.—
Amy Reichert,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Palace put a message out on their social media page advising the issue had been fixed around 35 minutes after tickets went on sale.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite this being the lowest classification, health officials are still advising consumers to take precautions.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Last month, Kubler was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of securities fraud and money laundering.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Braddock didn’t appear in Life After Lockup, but denied being the mastermind behind the fraud during the trial.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That trickery only works when the players understand the layers of the system on a detailed level.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2025
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This trickery is a cost-saving measure in that the orchid does not have to manufacture nectar or prodigious amounts of expensive pollen.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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This stylization gives her a veneer of being disarmingly kind; but ultimately, is a form of deception that caused Sophie to fatally trust this person.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, the overnight mission relied on deception, aerial refueling, and near-total radio silence to hit Iran's Fordo and Natanz enrichment facilities—sites that had withstood weeks of sustained Israeli attacks.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Informing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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