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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Colby is a gangster wannabe, and Niro has become a lawman, leaving the 'street rat' life behind.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
On Mother’s Day, assembling three bouquets of edible flowers into a bowl and freezing them with a dead rat pup in the center seemed like the least that Sacramento Zoo staff could do for her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Noun
One touching on the many things that have arrested me over the years and still hold my attention (a peculiar mixture of subjects ranging from the origins of Central Park to Proust’s erotic obsession with rats).
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Colby is a gangster wannabe, and Niro has become a lawman, leaving the 'street rat' life behind.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
On Mother’s Day, assembling three bouquets of edible flowers into a bowl and freezing them with a dead rat pup in the center seemed like the least that Sacramento Zoo staff could do for her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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Another informant said Linda hit Todd over the head with a blunt object.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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The federal investigation of the NDP also raised concerns, involving payments to informants that strengthened a violent splinter group.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Here are five must-see spots for literature fiends in Istanbul: Pera Palace Hotel Pera Palace is most well-known for literature lovers as the hotel where Agatha Christie allegedly wrote Murder on the Orient Express.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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And that’s where many younger Millennials and Gen Z music lovers first fell in love with the artform.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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Photos showing Rihanna bloodied and bruised after the attack were leaked to the public at the time, forever altering Brown's reputation and kicking off more than a decade of legal troubles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In the aftermath of these potential revisions being leaked, Amnesty International USA raised the alarm, declaring that the shifts signaled that the United States is no longer going to uphold—or hold other countries accountable for upholding—human rights.—
Time,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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After Christmas Day, Netflix will give fans a week to recover before dropping the finale.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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There was a significant interaction between gender and audience type, suggesting that, say, female romance fans might respond differently than male friendship fans.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 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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Patti LuPone stood in a midtown recording studio one spring afternoon, talking to Carrie Bradshaw.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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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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While the reports do give more clarity than a warrant canary, the traditional canary page has been an industry standard that many people recognize immediately.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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While in prison, Stroud began raising canaries and conducted research on birds, later publishing respected books on bird diseases.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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