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whistle-blow

VERB
blow the whistle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow the lid off bring to light crack wide open disclose divulge expose inform leak report tell
WEAK
finger rat sell down the river sell out snitch spill the beans squawk squeal weasel
VERB
charge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arraign blame impeach indict involve
STRONG
censure criminate finger impugn impute incriminate inculpate peg reprehend reproach tax
WEAK
blow the whistle on drag into court hang something on point the finger at turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exonerate
STRONG
approve praise
WEAK
exculpate

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If audiences already know the intimate details of how a very real public leak, whistle-blow, or scandal came together, what’s left for them to learn by fictionalizing it all?

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

I'm willin' to bet that more accidents happens in the hour before whistle-blow than in all the rest of the day.

From The Iron Heel by Jack London

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