as in to inform
to give information to
let me apprise you of the current situation
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Recent Examples of apprise
Applicable to refund claims, the variance doctrine provides that taxpayers must fully apprise the IRS of each ground for refund prior to filing a lawsuit.
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Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In diplomatic talks, Modi also apprised Saudi and other Gulf leaders of Pakistan's role in fostering terrorism, seeking broader support against such extremism, according India's Ministry of External Affairs.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In diplomatic talks, Modi also apprised Saudi and other Gulf leaders of Pakistan's role in fostering terrorism, seeking broader support against such extremism, according India's Ministry of External Affairs.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprise
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The only way attorneys knew their client was detained at the site was because a family member informed them following a phone call from one of the phones located inside cells at the facility.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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And then another thing to keep in mind is the importance of being informed, knowing what’s going on in the world.—
María Mérida,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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Another told Feltner to call a township trustee.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sleep problems Men can ask their primary care doctors to perform a blood test to check their testosterone levels, Munger advised.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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If Your Party wants to avoid a similar fate, it would be well advised to be disciplined and electorally oriented—and to drop single-issue activism, hostility to Labour, and inept, baggage-laden figures such as Corbyn.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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The agency is investigating what caused the crash, but noted air traffic control had instructed flight 5155 to wait to cross the intersection and yield to the other aircraft.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the allegations, King instructed a female employee to remove her sweater, which was covering a V-neck blouse.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Apprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprise. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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