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
The law offered Ohioans a cash incentive to inform on their neighbors by alerting local authorities whenever a white employer hired Black workers who had not registered or did not have proof of freedom.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The robot also serves as an inspection agent, alerting operators whenever unexpected occurrences or safety issues are detected in the warehouse area, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The news comes as Google and Disney remain locked in a dispute over the terms of a renewal for YouTube TV, which led Disney last week to begin alerting viewers that the streaming service may drop ESPN, ABC and other networks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Then on March 31, Wingler received an email alerting her that the next day, Anthem was dropping the hospital from its network.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Signs alerting bicyclists and pedestrians to the new hours are positioned at the approaches to the bridge.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Prior to alerting first responders, Rodriguez said her son, Makai Laboy, had just been put down for a nap.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 22 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
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The robot also serves as an inspection agent, alerting operators whenever unexpected occurrences or safety issues are detected in the warehouse area, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The news comes as Google and Disney remain locked in a dispute over the terms of a renewal for YouTube TV, which led Disney last week to begin alerting viewers that the streaming service may drop ESPN, ABC and other networks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Then on March 31, Wingler received an email alerting her that the next day, Anthem was dropping the hospital from its network.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Signs alerting bicyclists and pedestrians to the new hours are positioned at the approaches to the bridge.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Prior to alerting first responders, Rodriguez said her son, Makai Laboy, had just been put down for a nap.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alerting
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Far fewer people are going camping, a popular activity in the cool fall weather; in some cities, staff are handing out flyers warning picnic-goers not to leave food lying around, NHK reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Republicans grappling with Tuesday’s Democratic romp are warning the White House that no matter how many foreign policy goals the president achieves, voters will care about the economy more.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Along with the Here for the Party re-record, Wilson has been busy advising contestants on CBS’s new musical competition series, The Road.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Eaton is a partner with the San Diego law firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek where his practice focuses on defending and advising employers.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Alerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alerting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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