1
as in influenced
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 talked
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 told (on)
Verb
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Old practices for the construction of hill houses influenced the design.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Ira's sister, Rosa, had moved to Hill County and influenced her brother's decision to go there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ed Sheeran has talked openly about thinking of his career in arithmetic terms.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fast-rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has landed herself a role in one of the buzziest and most talked-about upcoming film series.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And 11% say that social media use has negatively affected their schoolwork.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Everything about the tournament set-up at Monterey Peninsula impressed — the environment was simply elite.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a statement, a Bose McKinney & Evans spokesperson said the law firm was never informed that Cook had been disciplined or asked to resign by the city.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
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Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The shortages have impacted 911 call response times and have left officers feeling burdened and overworked, often having to sacrifice personal time to cover events and political rallies, Redford has said in previous interviews with The Charlotte Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Young, entry-level workers appear to be impacted by declining employment as a result of AI automation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some locations could see water levels reach a mark not touched in more than a decade.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Your courage has moved the world and has touched me in ways that I have never been touched before in my entire life.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, as Chiefs receiver Juju Smith-Schuster extended his hand to exchange pleasantries, Branch reached out and struck him in the head, knocking the veteran WR to his knees.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bloom Energy — The energy stock soared 26% after the maker of fuel cell power generators struck a $5 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to install fuel cells in artificial intelligence data centers.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Told (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/told%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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