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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
Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
While the station lacked the grandeur of its predecessors, the rats could sure scuttle in conveniently.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Rostraver Township officials confirmed to KDKA-TV that the rats are coming from one property off Route 51 that also sits along Adams Road.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Neal’s Yard did not immediately smell a rat.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
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Noun
In fact, our team of shoe experts and gym rats honed in on five budget gym sneakers that clock in at under $200 (sometimes even reaching $60 levels when on sale), without sacrificing an ounce of their technical prowess.
—Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
While the station lacked the grandeur of its predecessors, the rats could sure scuttle in conveniently.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Rostraver Township officials confirmed to KDKA-TV that the rats are coming from one property off Route 51 that also sits along Adams Road.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Neal’s Yard did not immediately smell a rat.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Maybe every second man in those crazy groups was an informant.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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The apartment has original hardwood floors, which set the stage for thoughtful modern and vintage furniture; a fiddle leaf fig tree as well as other touches of real plant life on the interior and exterior add to the garden district location to make this stay a plant lover’s haven.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2026
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Outdoor exercise lovers will want to snap up this $14 skort to stay cool while playing pickleball or going for a walk.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Above, helicopter crews were using loudspeakers to tell residents to flee as an overheated tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove threatened to explode or leak thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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What is perhaps most troubling is the actions of some to abuse their access to privileged and confidential information to mispresent facts, manipulate situations and selectively use and leak that information to promote personal agendas.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Large crowds gathered near the Arc de Triomphe after the match, with some fans setting off flares and blaring car horns, according to reports from The Associated Press.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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For years, Broncos fans have argued across social-media keyboards that the middle of coordinator Vance Joseph’s defense is, in fact, broken.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The dog paces to and fro, hackles bristling, snapping at the empty air, its head turning one way, then the other, as if aware of invisible foes in the valley around them.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Stop here for suggestions on the best nearby dog-friendly parks for your pup, to pick up breakfast vouchers, and to grab a list of participating local businesses that offer discounts to Hotel Lucia guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The person sometimes tries to talk to me about my good friend.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
2 June 2026
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In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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By releasing changes incrementally (canary or feature flags) and tying them to real-time health metrics, teams can detect issues early and revert automatically.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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A little different from the regular radiant thanks to its rich canary tone, this three-stone jewelry piece absolutely makes a statement.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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