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as in caution
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
she delivered a strict warning that anyone who was caught stealing would be fired
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as in sign
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the ominously darkening sky was a warning that a tornado was approaching
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as in cautionary
serving as or offering a warning
usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand
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as in alerting
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
the lifeguard warned the boys that if they continued playing so rough, someone was sure to get hurt
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Recent Examples of warning
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
About 100 flood warning sirens will be built along the Guadalupe River, which will give people more notice to evacuate in the event of rising water.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Scott Sonner, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.
—Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
On the losing end of Wall Street was General Mills, which sank 7% after warning that its customers are feeling uneasy.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Evacuation warnings issued for burn scar areas because of mud and debris flow risks, with wind and flood watches across Los Angeles.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
About 100 flood warning sirens will be built along the Guadalupe River, which will give people more notice to evacuate in the event of rising water.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations.
—Scott Sonner, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.
—Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
Verb
Tuesday morning’s news came without warning to members of the MLBPA, leaving them shocked.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
On the losing end of Wall Street was General Mills, which sank 7% after warning that its customers are feeling uneasy.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warning
Noun
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The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised the public to secure loose outdoor items, watch for falling branches, and use caution while driving or walking.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The fog makes travel difficult, leading the NWS to advise extra caution when on the road, or to avoid driving.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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It's all told from the vantage point of a woman trying to make sense of her life in the face of devastation, sometimes grasping for signs that only hindsight can uncover.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Sepsis prediction has become a cautionary case.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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For better or worse, Dawson served as an emotional, often cautionary, proxy for millennials’ own coming-of-age messiness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The driver, who is alleged to have run a red light, currently is facing vehicular manslaughter charges.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Authorities allege Comer ran a red light while traveling approximately 84 miles per hour and slammed into Maria Tambunga’s pickup truck.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.—
John Liu,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2023
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Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2022
Verb
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For example, media scrutiny and social media attention around an executive’s relationship with Epstein could cost a Wall Street bank a lucrative role advising on an IPO or a mega merger.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Duvall was a master of subtlety as an Irishman among Italians, rarely at the center of a scene, but often listening and advising in the background, an irreplaceable thread through the saga of the Corleone crime family.—
BOB THOMAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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