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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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Recent Examples of sings
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Confidence in God as ever-present Love sings through the ages in this hymn.
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Kit Cornell Kurtz,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
One version sings hymns to a mythic nation always free, always just, always brave, always chosen.
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Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
That same evening, a Snapchat video recording in which Alannah purportedly sings along to a song that uses a racist slur emerged on platforms like X and TikTok.
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Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Nikola Printz sings the title role, and the cast also includes Courtney Miller as Ruggiero, Shawnette Sulker as Morgana, and Sara Couden as Bradamante; Zachary Gordin is the director and Derek Tam conducts.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Plus, dynamic vocalist Melody Betts sings R&B and soul classics.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
Chaka Khan sings her heart out at HarbourView Equity Partners’ signature concert series, Las’ Set, in Cannes, France on June 25.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Confidence in God as ever-present Love sings through the ages in this hymn.
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Kit Cornell Kurtz,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
One version sings hymns to a mythic nation always free, always just, always brave, always chosen.
—
Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul.
—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
That same evening, a Snapchat video recording in which Alannah purportedly sings along to a song that uses a racist slur emerged on platforms like X and TikTok.
—
Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Nikola Printz sings the title role, and the cast also includes Courtney Miller as Ruggiero, Shawnette Sulker as Morgana, and Sara Couden as Bradamante; Zachary Gordin is the director and Derek Tam conducts.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Plus, dynamic vocalist Melody Betts sings R&B and soul classics.
—
Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sings
Verb
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The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.
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As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.
Verb
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Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone.
Verb
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
Verb
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Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.
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Or a financial services firm where risk scoring informs underwriting, which informs pricing.
Noun
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One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.
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This year’s guest conductor was Stuart Chafetz, principal pops conductor of the Columbus Symphony, and the Chautauqua and Marin symphonies.
Verb
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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.
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
Verb
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Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter.
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Albert Saijo, second semester editor of Echoes, Heart Mountain high school publication, talks things over with Hisako Takehara and Alice Tanouye, first semester co-editors.
Noun
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Natalia Cardona Sanchez from Guatemala makes tropical jams with Latin American and Caribbean flavors.
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Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
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“Sings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sings. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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