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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
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Like Altra, this brand is beloved by hikers who sing the praises of a generous toe box.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Faith leaders took to the stage to pray and sing together.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Many people wrote in to sing the praises of the Smart Driver program.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
It is sung to celebrate the fall of the Mussolini regime.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Like Altra, this brand is beloved by hikers who sing the praises of a generous toe box.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Faith leaders took to the stage to pray and sing together.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Many people wrote in to sing the praises of the Smart Driver program.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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The crowd can be heard chanting Kirk’s name.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Supporters start chanting Kirk's name ahead of his appearance.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Several dozen students gathered under half-staff flags — some crying quietly, others clutching flowers.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crunch talks The industry split on this issue comes as auto bosses prepare to meet the EU’s von der Leyen on Friday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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What To Include In Your Martial Conversations When talking to legal counsel, be as specific as possible.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Comedy was their communication, their jam session, their way of connecting.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Weatherspoon was relieved of her duties, Reese vocalized her displeasure with the move, but the Sky went into the season hoping to turn the tide and reach the playoffs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lucy felt terrified to vocalize her struggle, because there was no one there to push her forward.—
Janya Dieringer,
Twin Cities,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The algorithms are tuned with AI models informed by physics, allowing the sensors to adapt in real time without massive data training.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Israel had to inform the US without jeopardizing the operation.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 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
Noun
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If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That roster includes dishes like foie gras truffle with charred onion jam and a house croissant; a wild boar belly and antelope with pistachio, fermented harissa, and yogurt; and an Asian pear sorbet with aloe sabayon and ginger tapioca.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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