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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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will identify the person who died pending notification of next of kin.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
Google is also introducing agentic functionality to search, so that users can ask it to do tasks over time — like search for theater tickets at regular intervals, or send shoppers a notification when something goes on sale, or conduct a weekly scan of the internet for local events.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 22 May 2026
The announcement in April was for 189 employees in Iowa with the latest notification bringing the total to 203.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 21 May 2026
In practice, that may mean revisiting whether disclosure policies address more than notification alone, particularly how reporting structures, authority and documentation are handled after a relationship becomes known.
—William Phillips, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
Google is also introducing agentic functionality to search, so that users can ask it to do tasks over time — like search for theater tickets at regular intervals, or send shoppers a notification when something goes on sale, or conduct a weekly scan of the internet for local events.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 22 May 2026
The announcement in April was for 189 employees in Iowa with the latest notification bringing the total to 203.
—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 21 May 2026
In practice, that may mean revisiting whether disclosure policies address more than notification alone, particularly how reporting structures, authority and documentation are handled after a relationship becomes known.
—William Phillips, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for notification
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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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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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