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Recent Examples of narc
You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.
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Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.
—Declan Harty, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
In that same breath, Kenya Moore explaining to Latoya what a narc was in an insult to Drew was a stunning lack of cognitive dissonance with her behavior over the course of this season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2021
His successor also has the mindset of an undercover narc.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020
And while Jamie would have handled this situation perfectly, Roger straight-up turns Isaiah over like a total narc, gets everyone wasted on whiskey, and a bunch of people ditch his militia as a result.
—Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2020
All staffed by unattractive people in their late twenties, professional narcs with bad skin and waterproof sandals.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
El Diario reports that fans have downloaded that app more than 10 million times, essentially turning them into undercover narcs.
—Dami Lee, The Verge, 12 June 2019
Remember to act surprised when a piece of turquoise comes shooting out of your airway, in case this Good Samaritan is also a narc.
—Sarah Lazarus, The New Yorker, 8 June 2019
Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.
—Declan Harty, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
In that same breath, Kenya Moore explaining to Latoya what a narc was in an insult to Drew was a stunning lack of cognitive dissonance with her behavior over the course of this season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2021
His successor also has the mindset of an undercover narc.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020
And while Jamie would have handled this situation perfectly, Roger straight-up turns Isaiah over like a total narc, gets everyone wasted on whiskey, and a bunch of people ditch his militia as a result.
—Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2020
All staffed by unattractive people in their late twenties, professional narcs with bad skin and waterproof sandals.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
El Diario reports that fans have downloaded that app more than 10 million times, essentially turning them into undercover narcs.
—Dami Lee, The Verge, 12 June 2019
Remember to act surprised when a piece of turquoise comes shooting out of your airway, in case this Good Samaritan is also a narc.
—Sarah Lazarus, The New Yorker, 8 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narc
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In desperation, Smith took out the Zaida’s automatic rifle and fired half a dozen tracer bullets over the other ship’s bow.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Plus, each bag comes with a unique tracer number for easy recovery.—
Madison Yauger,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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For more than forty years, Hoover’s G-men devoted hundreds of thousands of man hours to the threat that was Paul Robeson: debriefing informants, wiretapping phone conversations, and monitoring rallies, concerts, and plays.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Oct. 2024
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Hardy plays Walker, a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld that is threatening to engulf an entire city.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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Heidenreich has denied involvement in his girlfriend's death, per the AAP, despite admitting that his stepfather — a former Cairns police officer — was friendly with a detective working on the murder case.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The long, bony tail—a vestige of its dinosaurian past—contrasts sharply with the modern short tail of Baminornis zhenghensis, prompting the aforementioned reevaluation of its place on the evolutionary tree.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Bennett / Getty Images Conversation Starters: The long tail of a heated U.S.-Canada rivalry More best-on-best international hockey, please.—
Alex Kirshner,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Narc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narc. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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