ratted

Definition of rattednext
past tense of rat
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Verb
  • Kristof’s critics have recalled past incidents in which the double Pulitzer Prize winner was betrayed by his reliance on deceptive sources, including identifying an innocent man as the author of the anthrax terror attacks of 2001.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • His verse betrayed lots of confidence about the magnitude of his growing popularity and also, perhaps, a few misgivings about the nature of it.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • In those first days of sobriety, the part of yourself that has been scabbed over with substances for so long is finally exposed, shivery and unprotected, to life dead sober.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • During the response, authorities said 18 first responders were exposed to the substance and began experiencing symptoms that included nausea and dizziness.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • This approach ensures every video is strategically informed, boosting engagement and growth.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Each piece is inherently individual, irreplicable, informed by hundreds of years of Italian craftsmanship.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Maisey, played by the phenomenal Lark White, is Black, and her shy adoptive father, Wayne (Ben Beckley), has never talked to her about her birth parents or even about race.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • At many such events in the past, people seated near me have talked throughout the concert.
    Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Just prepare to spot me wearing this on repeat all summer (you’ve been warned).
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • For months, doctors warned her to avoid crowds, travel and unnecessary exposure to illness while her immune system slowly rebuilt itself.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
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
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
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“Ratted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratted. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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