1
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
Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The other legislation, Senate Bill 9, included several climate-resiliency measures along with tougher restrictions on the use of rat poisons and class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Humans hate navigating a rat maze and having robots talk at them.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Also known as the Andalusian terrier, these dogs were bred to help protect vineyard wine cellars from potential rat infestations.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
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Verb
Starting in 1958, for instance, the Chinese Communist Party led a movement to eliminate four species that were considered pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes and sparrows.
—Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The other legislation, Senate Bill 9, included several climate-resiliency measures along with tougher restrictions on the use of rat poisons and class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Humans hate navigating a rat maze and having robots talk at them.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Also known as the Andalusian terrier, these dogs were bred to help protect vineyard wine cellars from potential rat infestations.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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The defendants suggested one of the informants is either someone in current House Speaker Cameron Sexton's office – or is the speaker himself.—
Rosalind Bowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Encouragingly, this discernment may translate to digital informants like computers too.—
Evan Orticio,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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Thomasville is full of Queen Anne and Victorian architecture and serves as a quiet weekend retreat for lovers of architecture, gardens, and good food.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The wellbore, or original drill hole, is filled with cement to block liquids and gases from leaking upwards, particularly through porous regions, like oil reservoirs or aquifers.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Upon arriving at the office building, crews found a fog in the building’s basement and subsequently located a cylinder leaking a substance that was later determined to be a refrigerant commonly used in air conditioning units.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Nazis set up secret squads in the camps to conduct beatings and killings of prisoners thought to be too friendly with U.S. officials or were accused of being informers.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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Reporting from human intelligence assets – spies or unwitting informers with firsthand or secondhand knowledge – may provide information on internal Iranian assessments.—
Joshua Rovner,
The Conversation,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The Oberoi Luxury Nile Cruisers With a nearly perfect score, The Oberoi Cruises was a standout fan favorite.—
Fran Golden,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Caitlin Clark’s presence on the Indiana Fever led to opposing teams changing venues to a larger seating capacity to host thousands more fans than usual for games.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Not talking an exceptionally high level; not the top-shelf stuff.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
14 July 2025
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Tempest, grateful for his schoolboy French, paused to talk to her.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The music world is simply the latest canary in the coalmine.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Talent opting out of top jobs is a canary in the coal mine.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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