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as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
the police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed
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as in telling
to give information to
chose teaching as a career because it affords the opportunity to inform a whole generation of young minds
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as in notification
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as in lying
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Recent Examples of informing
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And senior current and former government officials as well as researchers worry that more serious threats are on the horizon, including to critical information that is key to informing tax policy.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil was taken to the center from New York without informing his wife or lawyers after he was detained on Saturday.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Rhodes opened Monday's Raw by informing the audience that John Cena would not be present.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The situation culminated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informing agency heads on Monday that compliance with Musk's directive was voluntary.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones wrote on social media of the difficulty of informing Shields' family of his death.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And senior current and former government officials as well as researchers worry that more serious threats are on the horizon, including to critical information that is key to informing tax policy.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil was taken to the center from New York without informing his wife or lawyers after he was detained on Saturday.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Rhodes opened Monday's Raw by informing the audience that John Cena would not be present.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The situation culminated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informing agency heads on Monday that compliance with Musk's directive was voluntary.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones wrote on social media of the difficulty of informing Shields' family of his death.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing
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The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Snow White got its notification on Aug. 11, owner Summer Lehew said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit says that Uber requires its drivers to use the app to control all aspects of their duties, including notification of a ride request and acceptance of those requests.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2025
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Palace put a message out on their social media page advising the issue had been fixed around 35 minutes after tickets went on sale.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite this being the lowest classification, health officials are still advising consumers to take precautions.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the rise of AI and sophisticated fraud techniques means organizations are managing today's threats with yesterday's tools.—
Chris McHenry,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The audit said the foundations’ inaccurate financial reporting raises the risk of fraud and misappropriation of funds.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Michigan had dropped four of its last six games, but mustered enough trickery and belief to keep pace that day and finally, enough gall to try a 2-point conversion that could clinch the game.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the span of a few quarters, impersonation has graduated from trickery to full-spectrum mimicry.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The deception here is the notion that these four men are playing against one another, cards or dice or some type of game.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Clown references imply the fans are in on Swift's schemes, here for the deception and recognize the serious undertones beneath the singer's stage makeup.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Informing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informing. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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