as in warning
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
alerted us to the possibility that the roads would be flooded and we might have to take a detour
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Recent Examples of alerting
Colbert will voice Starfleet Academy’s Digital Dean of Students, giving daily announcements to the students and alerting them of anything that needs their immediate attention.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
In a viral clip, shared on Instagram in September under the username @dharmas_dogs, the senior pup wakes up from his nap as the poster calls them over for breakfast, alerting his hard-of-hearing sister before heading to eat.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic all told NBC News that they were committed to safety and had installed multiple layers of safeguards in their chatbots, like potentially alerting an employee or law enforcement if a user seemed intent on causing harm.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
In response, the company activated its incident response protocols, launched a full investigation, contained the breach, notified authorities and began alerting affected customers.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
After that meeting, the town started alerting residents on Facebook when issues with the water might arise.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This can include guiding someone who is blind, assisting a veteran with PTSD, alerting someone to a blood sugar drop or protecting someone having a seizure.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
In a viral clip, shared on Instagram in September under the username @dharmas_dogs, the senior pup wakes up from his nap as the poster calls them over for breakfast, alerting his hard-of-hearing sister before heading to eat.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic all told NBC News that they were committed to safety and had installed multiple layers of safeguards in their chatbots, like potentially alerting an employee or law enforcement if a user seemed intent on causing harm.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
In response, the company activated its incident response protocols, launched a full investigation, contained the breach, notified authorities and began alerting affected customers.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
After that meeting, the town started alerting residents on Facebook when issues with the water might arise.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This can include guiding someone who is blind, assisting a veteran with PTSD, alerting someone to a blood sugar drop or protecting someone having a seizure.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alerting
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Doctors are warning people, especially parents, about an instant ramen trend that can cause burns.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Under the new policy, if a vehicle found is parked illegally, and the associated license plate has five or more unpaid tickets that had been issued 60 days prior to the most recent violation, a letter will be mailed to the owner, warning them of a possible tow.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The transaction was concluded in August, with HSBC Bank and HDFC Bank advising on it, according to the people close to the deal.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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McGawley adds, advising that the least successful way to pass along money and assets is to wait until children reach an age milepost such as 30 and then hand over a substantial income without any scaffolding.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Alerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alerting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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