Thesaurus results for SQUEALERS

squealers

noun

plural of squealer

as in informers

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing after finding out who told on them, the hoodlums proceeded to give the squealer the beating of his life

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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
And so every regime invests in having student informers.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of informers

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The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026

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The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026
These living materials could also serve as canaries in the coal mine for water safety, glowing brighter or dimming in the presence of specific toxins.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

Definition of canaries

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That’s where the money is these days, and only the most expert studio rats—say, Nine Inch Nails, Tame Impala, or Steely Dan—have been able to reverse-engineer careers into polished touring acts.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Vivani last year said pre-clinical data on the semaglutide implant in rats showed roughly 20% weight loss for over 6 months, with the potential for annual dosing.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026

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