RATTING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

ratting

verb

present participle of rat

as in talking

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Being able to have the in-person connectivity with talking to your coworkers, being able to collaborate, is great and then also the larger programming of the company as a whole.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
By then, despite the predictions, Callum was walking and talking.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of talking

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The problem with this style is when our awareness of others comes at the cost of betraying ourselves.

— Joanna Horton McPherson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The same goes for the guys, who reveal new layers of complexity in the movie’s later scenes that deepen our perception of them without betraying or undercutting the ugliness that has come before.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of betraying

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The White House press office sent letters to the news organizations on September 22, informing them of the reasons and their ability to contest the action, but that was four days after the ban was implemented.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Even her good friend Gizelle knew, and chose to gossip with Ashley instead of privately informing Tia off camera.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of informing

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And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Prier said the city was failing residents and exposing itself to a lawsuit by not providing adequate court access.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposing

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As the midterms near, Republicans have started warning in sometimes dire terms about the possible repercussions.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
The court documents also note that Mosleh made the sale of the products to a confidential informant after Strang's and Hamilton's deaths, even warning the informant that people had been dying from the product.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of warning

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In July, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham brought the debate to the WNBA, telling ESPN trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Firms in Riyadh were telling their employees to work from home tomorrow, and people have been spooked for weeks.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of telling

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The drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March, so the company isn't disclosing exact revenue figures.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
It’s led creatives to walk a tricky line between the wish to experiment with AI and the havoc disclosing its use can wreak.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclosing

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Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Video shot by OnScene TV on August 9 showed people rushing in and out of the store, some carrying merchandise, as roaring engines and squealing tires are heard in the background.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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