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canary
adjective as in buff
Weak matches
noun as in fink
Weak match
noun as in informant/informer
noun as in informer
Strongest match
Strong matches
noun as in rat
noun as in snitch
noun as in snitcher
noun as in stoolie
noun as in stool pigeon
noun as in tattler
noun as in tattletale
Strong matches
noun as in tattletale/tattler
noun as in weasel
verb as in sing
Example Sentences
"It had life-changing and life-ending consequences for these children and they were the canary in the coalmine and we needed to listen to them and make their voices count even in their deaths".
“Who knew that rich white men would be the canary in the coal mine of American capitalism?”
Comics have long been on the front lines of democracy, the canary in the cat’s mouth, Looney Tunes style, when it comes to free speech being swallowed by regressive politics.
He added vultures were like the "canary in the coal mine".
“It’s a canary in the coal mine,” said Brad Ryan, a professional services veterinarian at Antech Diagnostics, a company that offers testing and other services to vets.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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