variants
or whistle-blowers
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
there are laws to protect whistle-blowers who reveal corporate malfeasance
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Recent Examples of whistleblowers
In May of that year, CNN spoke to three whistleblowers who detailed allegations of abuse at the prison.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Even whistleblowers, the ultimate storytellers of truth, are often contractually forbidden to tell it.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
What’s more, the DOJ is encouraging whistleblowers to file lawsuits on the government’s behalf and potentially receive a portion of the windfall.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is an investigative and prosecutorial office that works to protect government employees and whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is an independent federal agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers and investigating retaliation against government employees who report misconduct.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The two whistleblowers — Dave Phillips, a former VP of job placement, and Ben Chaib, a former VP of admissions — allege in the lawsuit that school leaders feared a significant loss of revenue if the auditors uncovered the fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Lessig says the risks taken by past whistleblowers underscore the need for such protections.
—Harry Booth, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
After hearing from victims and whistleblowers, the House intelligence committee started looking into complaints that the CIA and other agencies withheld medical treatment for the officers affected.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Even whistleblowers, the ultimate storytellers of truth, are often contractually forbidden to tell it.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
What’s more, the DOJ is encouraging whistleblowers to file lawsuits on the government’s behalf and potentially receive a portion of the windfall.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is an investigative and prosecutorial office that works to protect government employees and whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is an independent federal agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers and investigating retaliation against government employees who report misconduct.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The two whistleblowers — Dave Phillips, a former VP of job placement, and Ben Chaib, a former VP of admissions — allege in the lawsuit that school leaders feared a significant loss of revenue if the auditors uncovered the fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Lessig says the risks taken by past whistleblowers underscore the need for such protections.
—Harry Booth, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
After hearing from victims and whistleblowers, the House intelligence committee started looking into complaints that the CIA and other agencies withheld medical treatment for the officers affected.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblowers
Noun
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One of the agency’s informants attended the wedding, as a guest.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Police learned in September that Garnett was selling meth and made several purchases of meth from Garnett using confidential informants, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like canaries in the coal mine ocean form.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, coal miners in Europe and North America used canaries as living carbon monoxide alarms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Whistleblowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblowers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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