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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police
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as in jam session
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Recent Examples of sing
Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After the performance, Swift sang Carpenter’s praises.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
When tossed with a simple vinegary dressing, all of the flavors sing.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Where fraternal souls sing identical things.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
So while Gulf women now have space to sing, compose, and lean into the role of progressive music artists, patriarchal constraints remain.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After the performance, Swift sang Carpenter’s praises.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
When tossed with a simple vinegary dressing, all of the flavors sing.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Where fraternal souls sing identical things.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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A day before a shooter killed four people and set fire to a church in Michigan, students at a football game in Colorado chanted vulgar anti-Mormon slurs against the same religious organization.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Protesters outside the facility Friday morning held signs and chanted.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back home, Kerzka cried in the shower.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Diddy cried as the 11-minute clip featuring home video of his family played in the courtroom.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only when her jam session turns into a brief karaoke moment, Bader’s Poppy is surprised to find Blyth’s Alex standing there watching her.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Batiste did so with such skill, joy and verve, his playing at times suggested a heady jam session by Keith Jarrett, Fats Waller, Yuja Wang and Allen Toussaint.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sanders mouthed words in response to questions from the media on Wednesday about the Browns’ quarterback situation, but didn’t actually vocalize anything, according to multiple videos posted to social media from Cleveland’s locker room.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The only way attorneys knew their client was detained at the site was because a family member informed them following a phone call from one of the phones located inside cells at the facility.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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And then another thing to keep in mind is the importance of being informed, knowing what’s going on in the world.—
María Mérida,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The church annually has a songfest following Dec. 25, which actually begins the Christmas season, but this one will honor the Rev. Wally Hyclak, who is retiring Jan. 1.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Dec. 2019
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The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.—
Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
29 May 2018
Noun
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There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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My preferred brand of apple butter is made by McCutcheon's, a family-run company based in Frederick, Maryland that makes a wide array of jams, jellies, and preserves.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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