on notice
idiom
formal
: warned or told about something
The police are on notice to have more security at the concert.
She put us on notice that she would not be available for interviews until after the trial.
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This agency will not stand for it and those seeking to continue such practices are on notice — there will be more enforcement operations in Arizona.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Beyond the 3,000 schools that must prove compliance, another 4,500 CDL training providers were placed on notice due to potential non-compliance, the DOT press release said.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
Because that's the point of my editorial is to put the Senate on notice that the Democrats kept the government shut down.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
Occasionally a producer or writer who is known primarily to music insiders suddenly emerges with a calling card that puts the wider world on notice.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Beyond the 3,000 schools that must prove compliance, another 4,500 CDL training providers were placed on notice due to potential non-compliance, the DOT press release said.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
Because that's the point of my editorial is to put the Senate on notice that the Democrats kept the government shut down.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
Occasionally a producer or writer who is known primarily to music insiders suddenly emerges with a calling card that puts the wider world on notice.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on notice
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“On notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20notice. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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