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also alarums
as in warnings
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
in a daring midnight ride Paul Revere gave the alarm that British troops were approaching
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also alarums
1
as in scares
to strike with fear
I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch
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as in worries
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel
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Recent Examples of alarms
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The levy will pay for items such as teachers and staff, bus transportation, textbooks, technology, and security such as secure entrances, alarms, cameras and electronic notification systems, according to the district.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
This did not set off alarms at any helpful 24/7 emergency service, however.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
In the footage, alarms can be heard going off in the background.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
As technology improves and costs drop, Dallas envisions a future where radon detectors are as common as thermostats or carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s launch of its pioneering ChatGPT sparked a global AI craze that has drawn hundreds of billions of dollars in investments into Silicon Valley technology companies, and raised alarms that the technology will lead to harms ranging from rampant unemployment to terrorism.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The Guardian also noted that des Cars confirmed all the museum's alarms were functioning during the burglary.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Fans are setting early morning alarms and waiting on long virtual ticket lines, only to lose seats to bots.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Wells, who doesn’t feel symptoms when his blood sugar spikes or crashes, relies entirely on his CGM alarms to stay safe.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The levy will pay for items such as teachers and staff, bus transportation, textbooks, technology, and security such as secure entrances, alarms, cameras and electronic notification systems, according to the district.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
This did not set off alarms at any helpful 24/7 emergency service, however.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
In the footage, alarms can be heard going off in the background.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
As technology improves and costs drop, Dallas envisions a future where radon detectors are as common as thermostats or carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s launch of its pioneering ChatGPT sparked a global AI craze that has drawn hundreds of billions of dollars in investments into Silicon Valley technology companies, and raised alarms that the technology will lead to harms ranging from rampant unemployment to terrorism.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The Guardian also noted that des Cars confirmed all the museum's alarms were functioning during the burglary.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Fans are setting early morning alarms and waiting on long virtual ticket lines, only to lose seats to bots.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
But what alarms him most is the silence from the business community.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarms
Noun
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The footage, however, does not clearly show what preceded the alleged incident or whether any warnings were given.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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China conducted military exercises in Serbia in July despite stern warnings from the European Union, and Belgrade provides Beijing with a security foothold in Europe.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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James Cook is a great running back and certainly helps open up the passing game, and while the Bills have a decent tight end room and some average pass catchers, there isn't one wide receiver on the roster who scares teams.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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And yet, even though not having children is becoming more widely accepted and understood in our society, there’s something about a woman who has never been married that still confuses and scares people.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the dean worries about how the situation will come off to the rest of the academic community.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Garder worries about the dollars that aren’t coming in at all if travelers decide to skip national parks during the shutdown.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Air raid alerts were in place in Kyiv and surrounding districts for around an hour and a half before the air force called them off shortly after midnight on Sunday.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The online system allows text or email alerts to be set up whenever a new message arrives.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Within my book, one of the things that frightens me most is the fact that with censorship, there’s often not a clear red line, right?—
Fiction Non Fiction
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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What specifically frightens you?—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The boomerang reaches new levels of significance Australian boomerangs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and typically, the feat of engineering behind them concerns the weapon’s ability to return to the thrower.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of these products pack a larger caffeine punch, so if that concerns you then Naked Protein’s comparatively tame 95mg might be more your speed.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chai is gentler on the stomach and might be better if coffee upsets your stomach.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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The thing that upsets me with fashion today is everyone is so scared.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Alarms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarms. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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