1
as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the drug mule refused to turn rat without a guarantee of immunity
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2
as in lover
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
on Friday night the mall rats were out in full force
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3
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
no one can understand what she finds appealing in a rat like him
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as in to leak
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Recent Examples of rat
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
Officially, street pigeons are not vermin, like rats, another species of barefoot city dweller, with which they are often unfairly lumped.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The researchers wrote that, based on a chemical analysis of the remains, the adult cat doesn’t seem to have relied on rats for food and mainly ate a diet of fish and possibly domestic meat.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Soon thereafter, starving, Cage yanks the dead rat from the ground and holds it to his teeth, about to take a bite.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Inspectors also shut down a Sacramento restaurant serving Southern comfort food due to live rats and other evidence of a rodent infestation.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
Officially, street pigeons are not vermin, like rats, another species of barefoot city dweller, with which they are often unfairly lumped.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The researchers wrote that, based on a chemical analysis of the remains, the adult cat doesn’t seem to have relied on rats for food and mainly ate a diet of fish and possibly domestic meat.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Soon thereafter, starving, Cage yanks the dead rat from the ground and holds it to his teeth, about to take a bite.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
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Instead, top administration officials have claimed Abrego Garcia is a member of the gang MS-13, citing allegations from a confidential informant.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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In May 2002, investigators announced plans to search a Sauk County property where an informant said her body was buried.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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About 75 members of the group will perform in the coming week at three churches in Broward County before taking a summer break and then inviting fellow music lovers to audition in August.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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In just a few days, Morgan Wallen's inaugural Sand in My Boots festival will be underway on the beaches of the Gulf Shores, Alabama, bringing country music lovers together for fun in the sun.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Michael Fassbender plays a British intelligence officer tasked with finding who leaked a top-secret software program and betrayed their country, and the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes his own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Taylor accused her ex-husband of leaking information from the case to the media.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 May 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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For households seeking more cooling options, the lineup at Della home appliance also includes window AC units, portable ACs, central air systems, and a new tower fan set to launch in May.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Josh Hartnett’s kids were not fans of the hair transformation that their dad underwent for his new film, Fight or Flight.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Hamas talked to the United States and Egyptian and Qatari mediators to arrange the release of Alexander, and Israel has sent a team to Doha to begin a new round of talks.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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But Sysco’s revised forecast could be the canary in the kitchen.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
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America’s small businesses could be the canaries in the coal mine.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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