told (on)

verb

Definition of told (on)next
past tense of tell (on)
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)
  1. influenced
  2. talked
  3. affected
  4. informed
  5. impressed
  6. impacted
  7. touched
  8. struck
Verb
  • Murdaugh is facing a retrial on the murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence, ruling that a court clerk improperly influenced jurors against him during his 2023 trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • And then there was Next Step Up, which is more of the groovy thing that really influenced bands like Hatebreed.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of influenced
Verb
  • Trump has spoken admiringly of Huang — a man at the center of the AI boom Trump has been keen to promote — and the two have talked regularly during his second term, including at least twice this week as the scandal grew around the tech executive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Huck, who had talked Kelly into handing over the revolver, walked out of the school with it, and no one stopped him.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • Grimes was questionable for Wednesday’s game, but still had swelling, Redick said, which could have affected the right-handed guard’s shooting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Businesses along Larkfield Road have also been affected, causing neighbors to complain to the Suffolk County Health Department and point fingers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Let’s make sure we are registered, take the time to get informed and engaged and show up to cast a thoughtful vote.
    — Ashley Hartman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Police forces in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Bedfordshire informed visitors to their websites that online submission forms were disrupted.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Feige’s passion for the company impressed Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad, who hired him to oversee other studios’ use of Marvel superheroes.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Raiders went through a walk-through rather than a full practice, but wide receiver Tre Tucker said Mendoza impressed even in that setting.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of impressed
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  • According to the company, about 65,000 California Community College student accounts were impacted by data changes, roughly 1,000 were accessed and 400 had financial aid refunds taken out.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The product, tech, legal and HR teams were among the most impacted by the cuts but huge names left the streamer including content chief Bela Bajaria and film boss Dan Lin.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of impacted
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  • We were touched that some of them had come all the way from distant countries to bid him their last farewell.
    — Sonia Gandhi, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike other crises in our past, this time, every family was touched in some way.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of touched
Verb
  • According to police, the front driver’s side of the pickup struck the rear passenger side of the tractor and part of the trailer.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Qatar's national gas company said one of its vessels was struck in the Persian Gulf, and Israeli strikes on Gaza killed eight people, including a young boy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of struck
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“Told (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/told%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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