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noun

as in informing

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verb

present participle of apprise
as in advising
to give information to let me apprise you of the current situation

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Recent Examples of apprising
Verb
The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprising
  1. informing
  2. advising
  3. notification
  4. telling
  5. notifying
  6. instructing
Noun
  • Katrina was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, false informing and failure to report a corpse, while Hopkins was also charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report a corpse.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • In 2025, Commerce received about 250 notices from January through the end of October advising of nearly 17,500 layoffs.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Governments Advise Stockpiling Next week's alert comes amid a series of warnings from world governments advising citizens to start stockpiling essential goods and provisions in the event of a major incident.
    — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of advising
Noun
  • Once approved, the agreement is expected to enter into force once the United States receives diplomatic notification that the necessary procedures have been completed.
    — Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
  • But developing a system that’s actually useful and doesn’t spam users’ phones with notifications is a challenge.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of notification
Verb
  • The Chinese, too, threw cold water on the chances of a breakthrough, with one Chinese official telling The Times the central government saw no benefit to a pause.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Here’s a look at some of the most affected airports, what airlines are telling passengers, and what to do if your flight is impacted.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of telling
Noun
  • Justice Department policy did not then require notifying courts if a phone is used by a member of Congress, but has since been changed include such a mandate.
    — Devlin Barrett and Charlie Savage, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The officers initiated a pursuit, notifying dispatch and other officers, police said.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of notifying
Verb
  • That included publicly instructing police to use lethal force on criminals resisting arrest or attacking civilians.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But Hafley, whose background comes in instructing defensive backs, was OK with the risk taken.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructing

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“Apprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprising. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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