as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant
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Recent Examples of nark
The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
Verb
As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nark
Noun
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Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The situation could be taken as concerning for Alonso, given the precedents of previous Madrid coaches who have tried to impose a certain style of play, or who otherwise annoy superstar players used to having things more their own way.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The source of the information was an informant, a former friend and associate of Farzam who turned on him, according to state DOJ investigation reports obtained by CNN.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Donaghy’s scheme was only discovered through a broader FBI investigation of organized crime figures when an informant gave them a tip.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s what bothers me about it.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 20-year-old didn’t bother inspecting it further, threw it in the gutter and went on with her day.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meta’s recent mass layoffs on its AI team are a potential canary in the coal mine, signaling that AI companies might be realizing the boom is coming to an end.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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But some of the interiors seem to belong to another house, like a cheap-looking finished basement with canary-yellow walls and a bathroom with, oddly, a urinal.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The formula was comfortable and didn’t irritate my skin or leave any residue.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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The lord didn’t much care for that, which of course only made Heinzelmann want to irritate him further.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Time to start bugging a friend with Hulu + Live TV instead or invest in an antenna.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both can reduce debris or items that attract the boxelder bugs.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Create Abundance's lawyer in Canada, Brian Vickers, said that the two companies Li directed were not connected to the group and that it was being wrongfully persecuted.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Nazi Germany, transgender people were persecuted, barred from public life.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Nark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nark. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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