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as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm
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2
as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell (on)
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The message, says de Gouw, is to clean everything one can carefully and thoroughly, because the smoke can affect nearly every part of a home—even in houses far from the fire line.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025 -
The following apps developed by ByteDance and its subsidiaries are affected: TikTok, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, CapCut, Lemon8, Hypic, Lark – Team Collaboration, Lark – Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, Gauth: AI Study Companion and Marvel Snap.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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Products will essentially talk to both consumers and retailers, enabling both real-time engagement and inventory management.—
Benjamin Claeys,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Foligno understands players can talk to the NHLPA and league about stiffer penalties.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Since Swift first showed support for the Chiefs, she's dramatically influenced the team's demographic, in addition to the NFL's audience as a whole.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Researchers accounted for factors that could influence the results, such as sleep duration, physical activity levels, smoking status, and diet quality.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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Acheampong impressed on his full Premier League debut and may be in line for more regular minutes in the second half of the season if Maresca does not get a new centre-back in January.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Carl Carl is blind but has no problem playing football and is ready to impress on Team Fluff.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Morningstar informs us that the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield fund has averaged a total return (coupons plus price changes) of 5.1% a year, three points better than the return on the Vanguard all-purpose fund that owns only higher quality debt.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In one, the team informed the models that achieving a high score would incur pain.—
Conor Purcell,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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Organizers said recovery initiatives will aid students, school employees and families impacted by the wildfires that ravaged L.A. earlier this month.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The map below shows the following Arkansas counties that the NWS said are impacted by the flooding of White River: Jackson, White, Woodruff, Prairie, Monroe and Arkansas.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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It was considered one of the major fires in Malibu but nothing that’s ever happened can begin to touch what’s going on right now.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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Without your Administrator password, the thief can't touch your data.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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To their credit, the Leafs did strike the right tone after their loss to the Stars.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The video struck a chord with many gaining millions of views on the app.—
Alice Gibbs,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Tell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tell%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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