forewarning
noun
fore·warn·ing
fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ 
1
: a warning given in advance
2
: the state of being warned in advance
Examples of forewarning in a Sentence
heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
And so this conversation around FIFA, that’s just a forewarning of what potentially could be coming and affecting us.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Beliefs in false statements dropped from 19.5 percent in the control group to 12.3 percent in the forewarning group and to 10.6 percent among the participants who received simple explanations without forewarnings.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
And so this conversation around FIFA, that’s just a forewarning of what potentially could be coming and affecting us.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Beliefs in false statements dropped from 19.5 percent in the control group to 12.3 percent in the forewarning group and to 10.6 percent among the participants who received simple explanations without forewarnings.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forewarning
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“Forewarning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarning. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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