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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
Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The travelling supporters in Dublin sang the name of manager Oliver Glasner almost non-stop for the final 10 minutes of the game.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Keith Urban, who has long sung Williams’ praises, tells Billboard what made Williams so special and why fans will undoubtedly be eager to hear the new music.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
The Bit in Question During an appearance on the podcast One54, hosts initially sang the chant incorrectly.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Born and raised in Paris, WordsofAzia immersed herself in her Ivorian heritage from watching her mother sing and dance in local ceremonies.
—Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The travelling supporters in Dublin sang the name of manager Oliver Glasner almost non-stop for the final 10 minutes of the game.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Keith Urban, who has long sung Williams’ praises, tells Billboard what made Williams so special and why fans will undoubtedly be eager to hear the new music.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
The Bit in Question During an appearance on the podcast One54, hosts initially sang the chant incorrectly.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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The gatherers chanted pro-monarchy slogans, including wishes of happy birthday to Pahlavi, who was born around the same day in October that Cyrus is said to have conquered Babylon.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Villagers join in with songs, chanting and dance.—
Mogomotsi Magome,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jamaica born About a hundred people gathered to lay Wilson to rest, singing, crying and laughing while remembering his kind heart, his hard work and his famous barbecue ribs and chicken wings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Miami Herald talked to 10 lawn care companies about how the change will affect their work.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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When Sahelian countries tried to talk to their insurgents, France fiercely opposed it.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The movie follows Rick Power (Rudd), a wedding band singer who stumbles into a late-night jam session with former boy band star Danny (Jonas) and reignites his passion for songwriting.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Dewan, wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap, smiled into the camera during their jam session.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Giddey bluntly vocalized the reality of his team’s current position.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Throughout our interview, Cardi seems self-conscious about vocalizing her anxieties, not about the anxieties themselves, but there are so many of them spewing out of her.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Presidents have historically leaned on their national security officials to inform the public about their wars.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Jobs returned to Apple after the first demo, he was crisply informed by Raskin that he’d been had — PARC had withheld from him most of its most innovative work.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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
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After facing the minimum through three innings, Alcantara ran into his only real jam of the game in the fourth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The song using her TikTok sound has over 13,000 videos of people re-creating the dance, including those twins who love Crumbl cookies, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and someone who loves to pop and lock and jam and break.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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