cautioned

verb

past tense of caution
as in warned
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk the doctor cautioned that I should still be careful using my sprained wrist for the next several days

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Recent Examples of cautioned But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela’s reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Energy analysts have consistently cautioned that raising Venezuelan output meaningfully will take years and billions of dollars in repairs to degraded infrastructure. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Warsh, though, cautioned that work will not color his thinking about interest rates in the short-term. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Warsh directly addressed those data reports in his Friday speech, but cautioned the central bank needed to see more. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Sutter health officials cautioned residents to avoid contact with wild animals, place screens on all windows and install chimney caps. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The defense cautioned the court that forcing it to proceed to trial under those conditions threatened Kohberger’s constitutional right to effective representation. — Louis Casiano , Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported 62 severe cases among wildland firefighters from 2010 to 2020 and cautioned that the true number was probably higher. — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Most importantly, the apps cannot determine whether the glasses are actively recording, and users are cautioned to never assume that someone wearing smart glasses is recording them. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautioned
  1. warned
  2. alerted
  3. advised
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  • Some industry experts have warned that the SPR will soon reach operational minimums soon, wiping out any further cushion to offset the oil deficit from the Middle East.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This primarily affects managed PCs, and so Microsoft has warned IT admins to let users know this is coming — otherwise the force restart will come as a major surprise.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of warned
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  • At some point during the investigation, the sources said the CFTC alerted federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who declined to open a criminal investigation.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After the father tried to screenshot the messages, which alerted Partee, Partee deactivated his Instagram account.
    — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of alerted
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  • Larry Magid, a longtime online-safety advocate who has advised Meta on safety issues and CEO of ConnectSafely, thinks the cigarette comparison only goes so far.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, LOVB hired sports investment bank Inner Circle Sports, which previously advised the NWSL on its expansion process, to advise on its next phase of expansion and long-term growth.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of advised

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“Cautioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautioned. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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