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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
Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The Big 12 fined Oklahoma State $50,000 for anti-Mormon chants sung during Wednesday’s men’s basketball game against BYU.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny became the first male solo Latin artist to perform the halftime show and the first to sing the set entirely in Spanish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
The spot used very little in the way of glitzy production, instead giving viewers what looked like a karaoke screen in a bar, and spurred them to sing along to a Backstreet Boys song.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
As Christian sang, Brown stood nearby, visibly emotional, watching his son take centre stage.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The Big 12 fined Oklahoma State $50,000 for anti-Mormon chants sung during Wednesday’s men’s basketball game against BYU.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny became the first male solo Latin artist to perform the halftime show and the first to sing the set entirely in Spanish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
The spot used very little in the way of glitzy production, instead giving viewers what looked like a karaoke screen in a bar, and spurred them to sing along to a Backstreet Boys song.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
Verb
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The treatment rooms are large, with private bathrooms, and feature body rituals performed with essential oils, lavender and sweet orange, and an Ayurvedic soundtrack of Indian chanting capable of transporting you to another dimension like a mantra of pure well-being.—
Maddalena Fossati,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of students marched from their temporary classroom location at the University of Baltimore campus to Pearlstone Park, carrying signs and chanting along the way.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Family members of the shooting victims cried as the sentence was handed down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Néfissa cries loudly and with anguish about her son, but refuses to acknowledge his truth.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders said at trial that the custody exchange on the day of the shooting was a ruse for Payne to talk his way back into Lane's life.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Keith Law is doing a live chat today to talk MLB prospects.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This jam session at South Beach’s Kill Your Idol bar celebrates Black music with live performances of hip-hop, R&B and other genres.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Friday night’s program centers on performances by the Bay Area’s Aux Cajunals (featuring Eric and Suzy Thompson) and south Louisiana’s Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, with an evening-concluding jam session.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At Google, longtime artificial intelligence leader Jeff Dean vocalized his views and was thanked by a number of his colleagues for standing up.—
Lola Murti,Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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To vocalize the belief that the lawsuit was partisan politics instead of concerned citizens speaking up, is very disheartening.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The experience informed his attitude toward the Oklahoma Insurance Department, with which Coppermark has had a long and litigious relationship.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Facts need to be robustly and responsibly established before they’re used to inform our decision-making process.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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Drawing from much more than the caustic hardcore the group have made their name on, Man Bites Dog throws jock jams, late-aughts electro-pop, and industrial into a huge Margaritaville-sized blender.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Best Way To Store Opened Jam While unopened jars of jam can be safely stored in a cool, dry cupboard or pantry, opened jars should always be refrigerated.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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