as in warning
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough
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as in alerting
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog
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Recent Examples of forewarning
Umair Irfan, Vox, 4 July 2025
American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Researchers are even starting to get more forewarnings about volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 4 July 2025
American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Verb
Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forewarning
Noun
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Various weather alerts were issued across the state, including winter storm warnings, coastal flooding advisories, and wind advisories.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Lin echoed those warnings that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait would reverberate worldwide.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Body camera footage released along with Naugle’s report showed officers outside those doors with guns drawn, and someone is heard alerting the other officers that a man inside was pointing a handgun at the doors.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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The husband of a Christian teacher who was shot and killed in her home while her children were asleep made the 911 call alerting authorities.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Forewarning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarning. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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