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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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
Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Hantavirus is an infectious disease that is normally spread through contact with rodents such as deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and the white-footed mouse, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Yeah, this is a virus that's a natural virus of rodents, of certain species of mice and rats, not typically household rodents, but more those that are out in the wild.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Tuesday’s rat-trapping marks the start of fieldwork within Argentina's wider investigation into the origin of the contagion that struck the MV Hondius, killing three people, sickening several others and setting off a global scramble to trace passengers and their close contacts.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Noun
There were fewer than four minutes left, and possibly four more rats to find.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Hantavirus is an infectious disease that is normally spread through contact with rodents such as deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and the white-footed mouse, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Yeah, this is a virus that's a natural virus of rodents, of certain species of mice and rats, not typically household rodents, but more those that are out in the wild.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Tuesday’s rat-trapping marks the start of fieldwork within Argentina's wider investigation into the origin of the contagion that struck the MV Hondius, killing three people, sickening several others and setting off a global scramble to trace passengers and their close contacts.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat
Noun
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Maybe every second man in those crazy groups was an informant.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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Sandweg said one of the director's most underappreciated responsibilities is managing that internal fault line, ensuring that ERO's highly visible arrest operations do not undermine HSI's ability to cultivate the confidential informants and foreign partnerships on which its work depends.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
18 May 2026
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But a pandemic-era program is helping to keep it afloat as inflation worsens, while also aiming to create a new generation of seafood lovers.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Our country may be heading into tougher economic times, but these music lovers plan to face them with brand new BottleRock hats on their heads, glasses of merlot in their hands and earfuls of the Backstreet Boys and Slightly Stoopid.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Above, helicopter crews were using loudspeakers to tell residents to flee as an overheated tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove threatened to explode or leak thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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What is perhaps most troubling is the actions of some to abuse their access to privileged and confidential information to mispresent facts, manipulate situations and selectively use and leak that information to promote personal agendas.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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To no one’s surprise, Nebraska fans have packed Charles Schwab Field as the Cornhuskers (42-15) attempted to win their third consecutive Big Ten Tournament.—
Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Before the race was set to begin on Friday evening, teams and fans held a moment of silence for Busch.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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During that time, the dog reportedly moved around in the rear seat area and came into contact with a shotgun stored in the vehicle.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Still, what man wanted to be a dog, or, even worse, a dog of dogs, forced to live by British rules?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Yousef Miller, a member of the North County Equity and Justice Coalition, was out on Buchanan Street on Monday, talking with people who pulled over to ask what had happened to Sheron.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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On Morrison For the launch of Ohio’s year-long, state-wide celebration of Toni Morrison, Namwali Serpell flies to Columbus to talk with poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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A little different from the regular radiant thanks to its rich canary tone, this three-stone jewelry piece absolutely makes a statement.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Healthcare workers are the canary in almost every Ebola outbreak.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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“Rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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