1
as in affecting
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm
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2
as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telling (on)
Verb
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Swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda this weekend and early next week.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Now, everybody does, and so this is affecting what happens in film festivals.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2025
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Rei is talking with her mom on the phone about her burgeoning anime illustrator career.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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There’s a little bit of talking past one another, in the sense that Republicans are trying to run a process that is better than [the stablecoin bill had].—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Its experts know that identifying the factors influencing home prices goes beyond bare-bones data like bedroom or bathroom counts.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Out of pocket costs are also set to increase next year, and there are a number of other changes, potentially influencing what Americans decide to do about enrolling for health insurance plans for 2026.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Larsson, 24, is coming off a busy and productive offseason, starring for the Heat’s summer league team and then impressing with Sweden’s national team in the EuroBasket 2025 tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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One focuses on impressing people with their intelligence.—
Medhat Zaki,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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About IndyStar IndyStar has a deep history of communicating the most important news impacting Indiana's metropolitan area and the rest of the Hoosier state.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rising temperatures from fossil fuel pollution are pushing the first freeze later across much of the country, impacting agriculture, allergens and more.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Then at another point, Vincuillo got out his handgun and put the barrel of the gun touching her forehead, police said.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Traditional burial practices that involve touching the body of the deceased should be avoided.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Zirk, informing the public is vital in ensuring the region does not become overlooked.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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One day, his son Dong-hwan receives a call from the police, informing them that Young-hee, their wife and mother who disappeared 40 years ago, has been found as skeletal remains.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Further still, Karty complicated their offensive shortcomings by striking knuckleball kickoffs that return specialists Tank Bigsby and John Metchie III could not handle.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Warming temperatures have prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay, according to researchers at the University of Texas who studied the striking bird's genealogy.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Telling (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telling%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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