as in warnings
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
the white flash of the doe's raised tail, giving the "danger" alert to her fawns
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as in warns
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 alerts
Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Israel repeatedly raised its air defenses and issued alerts to the public instructing residents to shelter in a safe place.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Media reports indicated the alerts were linked to concerns about potential missile or unmanned aerial vehicle threats.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
For some, those alerts were the first warning that their data appeared in a breach.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But very quickly, everyone heard about them, phones lighting up with messages and clips, and alerts on social media.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
As Semafor wrote in 2024, despite having just a small staff of editors, curators, and some journalists with its Apple News podcast, the platform is read by tens of millions of people, who might casually scroll the platform or check out stories via push alerts.
—semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
James Laporta
march 5, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Some, such as an early warning system that alerts providers when a patient is heading toward coding, have been in use for years.
—Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Using a system that alerts employees about sales to people previously linked to guns used in crimes.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
The delivery of a red flag warning alerts residents to stay alert and prevent possibly harmful fires from occurring.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Feb. 2026
As of Thursday, all of the Panhandle is under a red flag warning, which alerts residents a wildfire is likely to spread rapidly if started.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Identity theft services monitor your identity across all three credit bureaus and alerts you to new credit inquiries, account openings, and changes to your credit file.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Where temperatures are lowest and wintry precipitation is likely, the National Weather Service has issued numerous cold and winter weather alerts across the Southeastern United States.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 130 million people are under cold and winter storm alerts over the weekend, Brandon Buckingham, an AccuWeather meteorologist, said in a statement.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sending up thick smoke and causing environmental alerts.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Israel repeatedly raised its air defenses and issued alerts to the public instructing residents to shelter in a safe place.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Media reports indicated the alerts were linked to concerns about potential missile or unmanned aerial vehicle threats.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
For some, those alerts were the first warning that their data appeared in a breach.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But very quickly, everyone heard about them, phones lighting up with messages and clips, and alerts on social media.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
As Semafor wrote in 2024, despite having just a small staff of editors, curators, and some journalists with its Apple News podcast, the platform is read by tens of millions of people, who might casually scroll the platform or check out stories via push alerts.
—semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Military officials also said that the warning siren that alerts service members to an incoming aerial attack had worked all week before the deadly strike, but in prior incidents, some of the drones were already inside the base before the siren sounded.
—James Laporta
march 5, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Some, such as an early warning system that alerts providers when a patient is heading toward coding, have been in use for years.
—Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Using a system that alerts employees about sales to people previously linked to guns used in crimes.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
The delivery of a red flag warning alerts residents to stay alert and prevent possibly harmful fires from occurring.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Feb. 2026
As of Thursday, all of the Panhandle is under a red flag warning, which alerts residents a wildfire is likely to spread rapidly if started.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Identity theft services monitor your identity across all three credit bureaus and alerts you to new credit inquiries, account openings, and changes to your credit file.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Where temperatures are lowest and wintry precipitation is likely, the National Weather Service has issued numerous cold and winter weather alerts across the Southeastern United States.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 130 million people are under cold and winter storm alerts over the weekend, Brandon Buckingham, an AccuWeather meteorologist, said in a statement.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alerts
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Governments get involved Despite official warnings published by China's state media about OpenClaw's security risks, several local governments have proposed incentives in the past week to encourage companies to develop applications using the AI tool.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tornado warnings were issued across the Illinois area as a large tornado continued to sweep through Illinois and into Indiana, along with large hail and the risk of flash flooding.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plant a Lot of Corn Corn needs a big garden or else you will be disappointed, Pabst warns.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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The historian Yuval Harari warns that AI is the first technology capable of generating narratives on its own.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Alerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alerts. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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