ratted

verb

past tense of rat
as in betrayed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratted
  1. betrayed
  2. exposed
  3. informed
  4. talked
  5. warned
  6. tattled
  7. leaked
  8. blabbed
Verb
  • Some of them felt betrayed by Platner himself, while others don’t believe the accusations against him, find the timing suspicious or think there was more to the story.
    — Margie Cullen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • When Yeong-gwang dies during his and Agent Kim’s first mission to South Korea, betrayed by the North Korean agency that sent them, Agent Kim takes on the moniker.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of betrayed
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  • That has aligned the region with the United States — and exposed their AI assets to Iranian attacks, noted Helima Croft, head of global strategy at RBC Capital Markets.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Across France and Spain, megafires have scorched vast forests, displaced more than 300,000 people and exposed how a warming Europe is turning summer wildfire seasons into continent-wide emergencies.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
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  • The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of informed
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  • Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations who orchestrated the deal, talked last year of not believing in a Skubal window.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Those two talked for about 10 minutes while my wife and I were settled at the table.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
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  • Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said Saturday local time, after Kyiv's mayor warned of a ballistic missile attack.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s outspoken opposition to the Jewish state, arguing that such positioning is antithetical to creating peace in the Middle East.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of warned
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  • But that’s because Kaegi tattled on himself in 2020, requesting an inspection to make sure a 700 square foot addition was included in his value.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of tattled
Verb
  • In a Bravo first, audio footage from set leaked the night that filming wrapped, triggering an investigation led by the network that found a production staffer liable for the leak.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Definition of leaked
Verb
  • Guests have blabbed that things were definitely awkward during one of the newlyweds’ first dances to an undisclosed song by the celebrity performer, Marc Anthony.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But Cirie ended up telling her husband, and her husband blabbed to Trish.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of blabbed
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“Ratted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratted. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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