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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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2
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
Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
To be sure, many market onlookers are starting to sound alarms about the frothiness of the market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Shop Apple AirTags, personal safety alarms, anti-theft bags, and more essentials while they’re marked down up to 56 percent off.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Ask Alexa for alarms, music, weather, or calls (video or voice), and get instant updates.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s no reserve duty in the West, no missiles, no alarms.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
These AirTags are a must for keeping track of suitcases and wallets, while this Amazon Echo Dot Smart Speaker is handy for setting alarms and listening to music.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Some signs of overheating and exhaustion arguably raise an alert for potential erratic energy and emerging fragility, but this market has rendered plenty such alarms false.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
To be sure, many market onlookers are starting to sound alarms about the frothiness of the market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Shop Apple AirTags, personal safety alarms, anti-theft bags, and more essentials while they’re marked down up to 56 percent off.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Ask Alexa for alarms, music, weather, or calls (video or voice), and get instant updates.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s no reserve duty in the West, no missiles, no alarms.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
These AirTags are a must for keeping track of suitcases and wallets, while this Amazon Echo Dot Smart Speaker is handy for setting alarms and listening to music.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Some signs of overheating and exhaustion arguably raise an alert for potential erratic energy and emerging fragility, but this market has rendered plenty such alarms false.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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But the latest announcement comes amid stark warnings from international aid groups that budget cuts will roll back recent progress.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rough weather and ocean conditions have prompted a variety of watches and warnings along the coast and offshore, where marine conditions are forecast to be particularly hazardous.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nice to know there’s stuff that scares him.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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There’s something about kidnapping that scares the fear out of you, Goldberg-Polin says.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though Lessig worries about uncertainty over what’s protected dissuading employees from coming forward.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, Hanage worries that the current messaging around vaccines could ultimately have a negative effect on the most vulnerable.—
Akshay Syal,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Coastal flood alerts and high surf alerts are in effect from Miami up to coastal New England in anticipation of the coastal inundation this storm will bring.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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First, deeper integration with vehicle ecosystems using connected cloud services to offer real-time alerts and fleet-wide monitoring.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 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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Crude concerns The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) is on track for its worst week since late June, erasing last week’s gains.—
Adrian van Hauwermeiren,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Not that only one is natural but that sculpture concerns nature in a way that the stone cannot.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is one experience, relayed in his book, that upsets him to this day.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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What upsets me the most about that is that people believe it.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Alarms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarms. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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