as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords
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Recent Examples of canary
Thousands of demonstrators clad in canary-yellow soccer jerseys thronged Copacabana Beach this month in support of a leader accused of conspiring to overthrow Brazil’s young democracy.
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Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Experts believe declining bird populations warn of looming environmental crises (like canaries in the coal mine).
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
Learn to trust your algorithmic canary.
—Jay Patel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
From tropical parrots and toucans to charming songbirds like swallows and canaries, colorful avian creatures are poised to soar onto our homes’ walls this year.
—Celia San Miguel, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Experts believe declining bird populations warn of looming environmental crises (like canaries in the coal mine).
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
Learn to trust your algorithmic canary.
—Jay Patel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
From tropical parrots and toucans to charming songbirds like swallows and canaries, colorful avian creatures are poised to soar onto our homes’ walls this year.
—Celia San Miguel, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canary
Noun
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The government in that case, a civil lawsuit, has relied on a 2019 local police report, which used information from a confidential informant to allege Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13.—
Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Justice Department is reconsidering its case against a former FBI informant who was indicted for fabricating a claim that former President Biden and his son Hunter Biden accepted a bribe.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The mice and rat cells come from live animals housed directly inside the Morgantown facility, which are usually cared for by a veterinarian and other support staff.—
Caroline Haskins,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Based on this team’s recent history, that’s as likely to happen as a rat swimming to shore from the middle of the ocean.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Canary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canary. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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