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 its statement, LAFS disputed the whistleblowers’ claims.
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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
Then, at the start of Pride Month in June, the FBI encouraged whistleblowers to report health providers that offered other kinds of care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 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
Multiple whistleblowers alleged that DOGE uploaded a highly sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) database to an unmonitored cloud environment, according to a report by Senate Democratic staff.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
David Mackenzie, 112 minutes The great Riz Ahmed stars as a fixer who brokers deals between corporations and whistleblowers, usually keeping the identity of the latter secret through an old-fashioned relay system.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Updates include expanding limits on pardon power, new provisions regarding the dismissal of criminal prosecutions, strengthening congressional subpoena enforcement and asserting lawmakers' power of the purse and protecting whistleblowers.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Several whistleblowers also came forward with new allegations about Meta’s handling of safety research, underscoring issues that have plagued tech companies with large platforms for years.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Then, at the start of Pride Month in June, the FBI encouraged whistleblowers to report health providers that offered other kinds of care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 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
Multiple whistleblowers alleged that DOGE uploaded a highly sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) database to an unmonitored cloud environment, according to a report by Senate Democratic staff.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
David Mackenzie, 112 minutes The great Riz Ahmed stars as a fixer who brokers deals between corporations and whistleblowers, usually keeping the identity of the latter secret through an old-fashioned relay system.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Updates include expanding limits on pardon power, new provisions regarding the dismissal of criminal prosecutions, strengthening congressional subpoena enforcement and asserting lawmakers' power of the purse and protecting whistleblowers.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Several whistleblowers also came forward with new allegations about Meta’s handling of safety research, underscoring issues that have plagued tech companies with large platforms for years.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblowers
Noun
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Confidential informants had apparently accused me of incendiary comments.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 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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But the show’s dangers aren’t limited to supernatural creatures—sinister scientists, Soviet spies, and government cover-ups all loom large.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duplicity, directed by Tony Gilroy, follows two corporate spies, Claire (Roberts) and Ray (Owen), who become embroiled in a clandestine love affair.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Whistleblowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblowers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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