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
  • Nund Rishi was influenced in part by the 14th-century Shaiva Hindu mystic and poet Lal Ded, one of Kashmir’s most revered spiritual figures.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The pieces deeply influenced Yvonne Rainer and Steve Paxton, leading them to found the Judson Dance Theater, whose members would reshape modern dance over the ensuing decade in a way that continues to resonate more than half a century later.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
Definition of influenced
Verb
  • Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations who orchestrated the deal, talked last year of not believing in a Skubal window.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Those two talked for about 10 minutes while my wife and I were settled at the table.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • Risks from Covid-19 increase exponentially with age, and older adults have been disproportionately affected.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Local officials in Minnesota and Michigan have since confirmed their states were affected, but neither Georgia nor federal officials would confirm that Peach State water systems were among the targets.
    — J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Stribling has impressed during training camp and could have a significant role as a slot receiver following the departure of Jauan Jennings in free agency to the Minnesota Vikings.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • The 2026 Byrdie Beauty Awards highlight the products that impressed editors the most for their innovation, performance and value.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of impressed
Verb
  • Policy overlap Federal policies enacted in 2022 aimed to steer clean-energy investments toward communities impacted by coal plant closures, yet data centers are inheriting these sites instead.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
    — Sudhin Thanawala, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of impacted
Verb
  • Notable deaths of 2026 A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • That's how many companies OpenAI says were touched by its rogue model during the Hugging Face breach—not counting Hugging Face itself.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of touched
Verb
  • The witness also reported that Richardson’s car nearly struck hers and the vehicle of another driver.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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