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
America’s small businesses could be the canaries in the coal mine.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
The Clock Is Ticking Shopify’s hiring policy is the canary in the corporate coal mine.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 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
The Clock Is Ticking Shopify’s hiring policy is the canary in the corporate coal mine.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
The Clock Is Ticking Shopify’s hiring policy is the canary in the corporate coal mine.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 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
The Clock Is Ticking Shopify’s hiring policy is the canary in the corporate coal mine.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canary
Noun
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That man would also become an FBI informant in the case, according to the document.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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After his arrest, Snake works with law enforcement to become an informant but ultimately sets them up.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Harry gets off the phone, tells Seraphina that Jaime has accepted the terms, but doesn't share the rat caveat.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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But peregrines rarely catch rats, raising fears that the rodent had been poisoned and the young falcons may have ingested toxic rat poison.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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“Canary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canary. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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