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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
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Rod Stewart, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award that night, will also sing one of his enduring classics, which will be his first performance at the awards show since 2004.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 26 May 2025
The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Guests are invited to wear middle school formal attire and sing emo karaoke.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Rod Stewart, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award that night, will also sing one of his enduring classics, which will be his first performance at the awards show since 2004.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 26 May 2025
The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
Verb
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This is a poor day to talk to parents, bosses, authority figures and the police about anything important.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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At one point, Chris Rock’s character, Rufus, is talking to Bethany about the difference between having a belief and having an idea.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
Noun
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But, initially, a lot of that music developed out of longer instrumental jam sessions.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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At the foot of Alon’s TikTok profile is a clip from this storied evening, in which they can be seen leading a stomping jam session as the members of Big Thief cheer along.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Born Again’s Charlie Cox), vocalizing the Gen Z anxiety simmering underneath the gang’s high-key hijinks.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Duffy has also vocalized his intentions to review the mandatory air traffic controller retirement age, which is currently set at 56, which the union opposes.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Attendees had been informed of the location just 48 hours in advance.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Force torque sensors installed in most of its joints act a bit like a nervous system, informing the robot when key components sustain excessive loads to prevent it from damaging the arm or the drill.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 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
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But Kyle Tucker’s run-scoring single in the fifth put the Cubs ahead again, and Taillon got out of a jam in the sixth, aided by Nico Hoerner nailing a runner at the plate on a fielder’s choice grounder.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The next blues jam at The Bakery District is set for 1-6 p.m. June 15.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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