ratting

Definition of rattingnext
present participle of rat
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Verb
  • The straight-talking Benatia, who became sporting director in January 2025 after previously working for the club in an advisory role, fit a similar mould.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Riley was equally at ease when talking with the dentist, listening patiently as the man described his fancy new house in a gentrified area.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The betrayal there, if there is any, is Ebony betraying her sister for him.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • Musk’s legal team accused Altman, OpenAI, and its president, Greg Brockman, of betraying the company’s founding mission, and OpenAI argued that Musk’s claims are baseless and aimed at gaining control over the company.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The indictment also alleges that Cuba's intelligence agency tasked a network of spies in Florida with informing on Brothers to the Rescue.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Jones emailed Westworth Village residents informing them of potential election disturbances.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • As her lie begins to unravel, her hunger for validation spirals into something far darker, drawing a devastated father into a desperate search and exposing a culture more obsessed with spectacle than consequence.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Several towns split their votes between Lamont and Elliott, exposing a bitter divide within the state’s party over whether Connecticut should turn in a more progressive direction.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Budget belt-tightening has Massachusetts teachers sounding the alarm, warning that over 1,000 positions are currently sitting on the chopping block at schools across the state.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Labor economists are skeptical of widespread automation in restaurants, warning productivity benefits are often modest compared to the cost of the new technology, and that truly unlocking benefits of AI in the industry requires a complete overhaul of operations.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • While in the clinic, behind the gee-wizardry of the modern diagnostics and next-generation medications, the practice of endocrinology remains rooted in one person telling their story and the other trying to interpret it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Her boyfriend, who had cuts to his arms and face, called 911, telling dispatch that someone had dropped a rock from the overpass.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • The report identified several influencers who were paid to attend the Meta events and later went on to advocate for similar legislation, without disclosing their prior relationship with the company.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • Startups and programs are measuring, tracking and disclosing detailed data about cotton’s field-level soil health.
    SJ STAFF, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • There were no odd noises or squealing bearings to indicate the fan was having trouble.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • The first twenty minutes involve longtime Holzinger mentor-cum–ensemble member Renée Copraij spanking the gleefully squealing Annina Machaz.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
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“Ratting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratting. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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