Thesaurus results for INSIDER

insider

noun

as in contact

a person who belongs to a group or organization and has special knowledge about it Political insiders say that she is planning to run for president. The book gives fans an insider's view of Hollywood.

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Recent Examples of insider Although that would present a seemingly straightforward antitrust challenge, industry insiders who talked to Fortune’s Shawn Tully say the tie-up is by no means impossible. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 More specifically, insiders are concerned about what a merger could do to airfares in a market that is already seeing rising prices. —

Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026 Russini resigned from The Athletic on April 14 after three years as their NFL insider. —

Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Featuring comedy legends and late-night insiders, this sharp, entertaining documentary reveals how presidential impressions became one of America’s most influential, and surprisingly powerful, forms of political storytelling. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insider

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contact

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Illustrations by Thomas Merceron Even glancing contact between a passenger car and a semi truck is often enough to send the smaller vehicle pinwheeling across the highway.

— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Ratcliffe asked whether the whistleblower had disclosed prior contact with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026