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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
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Fans sang along to every lyric, underscoring the deep connection between the artist and his audience.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
Scott Hocker, theweek, 5 Jan. 2024
So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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Other performances are good, but suffer when the actors — Yeoh and, more specifically, Goldblum — can’t manage to sing to the rafters.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Fans sang along to every lyric, underscoring the deep connection between the artist and his audience.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
Yet the legendary musical's score swings and sings.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 5 Jan. 2024
So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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The White House on Monday joined city, state and Jewish community leaders in Ohio condemning a small group who marched through Columbus on Saturday chanting racial slurs and white nationalist slogans while carrying Nazi flags.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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More:Israeli soccer fans attacked in incident linked to antisemitism in Amsterdam After Maccabi fans burned a Palestinian flag and chanted racist slogans, violence overtook the city's downtown.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Jenny accuses her of not having a soul, then runs away, crying.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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First of all, the breathless cries about the imminency of WWIII have been wrong, every single day, since February 2022, when Russia invaded.Dan Crenshaw, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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In this week's episode of Truly Texan, Doggett talks in-depth about her experience with multiple sclerosis as well as what is was like to be a patient for once.Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The cafe also doubles as a performance space that regularly hosts songwriters circles, jam sessions, open mic nights, and other concerts.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Other clips from the father-son jam session, shared on Dawes' Instagram page, show Goldsmith and Gus making eye contact with each other as Goldsmith appeared to play material from the band's latest album, Oh Brother.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Queen Latifah also vocalized her support for the Harris-Tim Walz ticket, tying the Democratic duo’s plan for small businesses and early career entrepreneurs to her own backstory as founder of Flavor Unit Entertainment at 19.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Decision fatigue may keep people from vocalizing their unhappiness and identifying a way out.Justin Tobin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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These website pop-ups inform users about data collection, offering options to accept or reject cookies.Ian Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lawyers for both sides on Thursday informed the court of a deal to resolve the case.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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See the Full Lineup Gravy, cranberry sauce, wine, jam and preserves fall under this category.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The audience is kept a step ahead when there was a flaw in the plan and trouble was lurking, so our building tensions could be relieved by how flawlessly our heroes improvised their way out of jams.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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