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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police
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as in jam session
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Recent Examples of sing
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Rod Stewart, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award that night, will also sing one of his enduring classics, which will be his first performance at the awards show since 2004.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 26 May 2025
The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Guests are invited to wear middle school formal attire and sing emo karaoke.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Rod Stewart, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award that night, will also sing one of his enduring classics, which will be his first performance at the awards show since 2004.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 26 May 2025
The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Witnesses said the customer complained about his order to a female employee working at the Checkers window and asked to talk to a manager several times, investigators wrote in the report.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
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Patti LuPone stood in a midtown recording studio one spring afternoon, talking to Carrie Bradshaw.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Now, there tends to be a big jam session at the end of the night.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2025
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Audiences are often encouraged to be part of the action, bringing instruments for jam sessions or getting up on stage to tell jokes.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
The Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Depending on their age, a child experiencing allergy symptoms may not be able to vocalize or put it into the right words.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
5 Apr. 2025
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Sara Smith-Silverman, an American River College history professor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento, also vocalized support for divesting from the companies.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Attendees had been informed of the location just 48 hours in advance.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Force torque sensors installed in most of its joints act a bit like a nervous system, informing the robot when key components sustain excessive loads to prevent it from damaging the arm or the drill.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The church annually has a songfest following Dec. 25, which actually begins the Christmas season, but this one will honor the Rev. Wally Hyclak, who is retiring Jan. 1.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Dec. 2019
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The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.—
Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
29 May 2018
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But Kyle Tucker’s run-scoring single in the fifth put the Cubs ahead again, and Taillon got out of a jam in the sixth, aided by Nico Hoerner nailing a runner at the plate on a fielder’s choice grounder.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The next blues jam at The Bakery District is set for 1-6 p.m. June 15.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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