apprised

past tense of apprise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of apprised My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate. Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances. Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026 At no point did George contact Saulter to ensure that he had been apprised of the mandatory Garrity interview, or of the implications of not showing up, George testified. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 In a post-meeting interview, Diane Hernandez Del Calvo, the SFRTA interim executive director, said the authority will make sure the public is well-apprised of the changes. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Installed on a mobile device, the parental control system can keep parents apprised of the child’s location. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 Blogs run by traditional media organizations, such as ABC or The Washington Post, may utilize a live blog to keep the audience apprised of the facts of the event while a nontraditional news organization, such as Politico or Daily Kos, may focus more on real-time analysis of those facts. Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Multiple 49ers, however, frowned during February’s Pro Bowl preparations when apprised of the 49ers’ potential Australia and Mexico trips. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 The War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed into law in the wake of the Vietnam War, includes several provisions aimed at keeping the president's military powers somewhat in check and Congress apprised of the president's military actions. John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprised
Verb
  • At the end of May, the Minnesota Department of Human Services informed 3,411 — 62% of the providers screened — that they were disenrolled and could not bill Medicaid.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Containment actions should be proportional, reversible where possible and informed by multiple signals rather than a single brittle heuristic.
    Abhik Biswas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s rollout of the curbs found.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • The move was expected since the International Olympic Committee advised two months ago that athletes from Belarus, Russia’s military ally in the full military invasion of Ukraine, should be allowed again to compete with their full national identity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • These types of moves for iconic American companies can highlight the power of the brand, Alexander Chernev, a marketing professor at Northwestern University, told CNN.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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“Apprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprised. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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