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as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the drug mule refused to turn rat without a guarantee of immunity
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2
as in lover
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
on Friday night the mall rats were out in full force
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3
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
no one can understand what she finds appealing in a rat like him
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as in to leak
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Recent Examples of rat
Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Though identifying objects in their original position was easy for both the AI and the rat, researchers had to boost the model’s performance in order to match the rats processing capabilities when identifying objects that were altered in various ways.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Shanks brilliantly paces the story out with several pieces of foreshadowing, including a rat king as symbolism for toxic codependency, mirroring a gruesome story Tim tells Millie about his father’s death and his mother’s mental health.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Research has shown that Red No. 3 can cause cancer in laboratory rats when exposed to high levels.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The cities where rat sightings are growing the fastest
While rats are easily the most common urban mammal, cities don’t actually know how many of them there are.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Though identifying objects in their original position was easy for both the AI and the rat, researchers had to boost the model’s performance in order to match the rats processing capabilities when identifying objects that were altered in various ways.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Shanks brilliantly paces the story out with several pieces of foreshadowing, including a rat king as symbolism for toxic codependency, mirroring a gruesome story Tim tells Millie about his father’s death and his mother’s mental health.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Research has shown that Red No. 3 can cause cancer in laboratory rats when exposed to high levels.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
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Over six months, the office turned into a hub for nearly 20 hardcore criminals, bikers and gang members, as well as high-flying lawyers, businessmen and major contractors, all involved in tax fraud, disposal of contaminated soil, money laundering and sometimes even torture of informants.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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And Noor is most interesting of all, an informant who will betray the CIA and Iran alike to protect her family.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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For meat lovers, the hearty Rabo de Toro oxtail braised for 24 hours.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Can's defect could lead to food poisoning The products are being recalled because the defect found on a limited number of products could cause the contents of the can to leak or become contaminated with clostridium botulinum.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Without Andrew Wiggins, who’s now a Miami Heat, the Warriors are going to leak against dynamic scoring guards like Irving and Damian Lillard, who went for 38 against Golden State in Milwaukee.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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While no concrete decisions have been made, the conversation has piqued interest among fans and drivers alike.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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To all of you football fans making the post-Super Bowl pivot to college hoops, welcome.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Hanna, who has by this point joined the search efforts, talks to a woman who once dated Amanda’s current boyfriend, Viktor Malm, who had previously been sentenced and given a warning for assault as a teenager.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even with the help of microphones, he could sometimes barely be heard above the din of reporters and players talking in other areas of the room.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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This situation makes the NIH a golden goose for universities, and also a canary in a coal mine.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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In short, the Amazon is the planet’s canary in the coal mine—its health is directly tied to its survival.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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