notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Examples of notification in a Sentence
I was given no notification that you received my payment.
You will be sent a written notification.
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One of its first actions is to mute audio and notification alerts.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The briefing also alleges that late night notifications, beauty filters that alter users’ appearances and endlessly scrolling feeds across Instagram, Snap, YouTube and TikTok have undermined users’ wellbeing.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Sensory rest Cell phone notifications and the sounds of our co-workers chatting are examples of sensory stimulations that can overwhelm our brain.
—Ruchika T. Malhotra, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Notably, the Education Department’s finding that the campus failed to issue emergency notifications surrounded a campus visit by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in February 2017, which sparked violent protests and caused $100,000 in damages to the campus, the school said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The briefing also alleges that late night notifications, beauty filters that alter users’ appearances and endlessly scrolling feeds across Instagram, Snap, YouTube and TikTok have undermined users’ wellbeing.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Sensory rest Cell phone notifications and the sounds of our co-workers chatting are examples of sensory stimulations that can overwhelm our brain.
—Ruchika T. Malhotra, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Notably, the Education Department’s finding that the campus failed to issue emergency notifications surrounded a campus visit by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in February 2017, which sparked violent protests and caused $100,000 in damages to the campus, the school said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: written or printed matter that gives notice
Medical Definition
notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act or an instance of notifying
especially
: the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease
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