ratted

past tense of rat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratted
Verb
  • Women and girls applying makeup or skincare while revealing the story of a best friend who betrayed them can temporarily break the doomscroll.
    — Chanté Joseph, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
  • When the cleanup began, AI writing was often betrayed by conspicuous clichés.
    — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Technical audits might focus on whether any product specifications, agreements, or software libraries were exposed during the relationship.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The condition of the rebar, exposed after the buildings collapsed, has also raised concerns.
    — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Let’s make sure we are registered, take the time to get informed and engaged and show up to cast a thoughtful vote.
    — Ashley Hartman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Police forces in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Bedfordshire informed visitors to their websites that online submission forms were disrupted.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has spoken admiringly of Huang — a man at the center of the AI boom Trump has been keen to promote — and the two have talked regularly during his second term, including at least twice this week as the scandal grew around the tech executive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Huck, who had talked Kelly into handing over the revolver, walked out of the school with it, and no one stopped him.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said his father, Vu Thanh Nguyen, had been warned multiple times about his son's reckless riding.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Some business groups, including Uber, have warned that the ban could hurt small businesses’ ability to offer discounts for customers.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2026.

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