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
Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, cautioned against reading too much into Tuesday’s results.
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
At the same time, Kelly cautioned that looking into ways to fund India Day at this point could set a dangerous precedent for organizations that are denied SECA funding in the future.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Gorgeous, visceral and slightly anxiety-inducing, KID A MNESIA is an epic wander through the masterpieces that inspired it—a time and place that 25 years ago, Radiohead cautioned us to enter at our own peril.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Josh Rubin, portfolio manager at Thornburg Investments, cautioned against reading the early market reaction as a definitive verdict.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Other experts cautioned that the market could be getting ahead of itself.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Across the Gulf Arab states, many of which cautioned Washington about the consequences of waging war on Iran, there are differing views on how the US and Israeli campaign should now proceed.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Harris and Hancock both cautioned that Kansas City could still stand to benefit from the situation.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Analysts cautioned that plantings estimates, gleaned from farmer surveys conducted in the first half of March, could not fully account for disruptions and price impacts caused by the war.
—Tom Polansek, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
At the same time, Kelly cautioned that looking into ways to fund India Day at this point could set a dangerous precedent for organizations that are denied SECA funding in the future.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Gorgeous, visceral and slightly anxiety-inducing, KID A MNESIA is an epic wander through the masterpieces that inspired it—a time and place that 25 years ago, Radiohead cautioned us to enter at our own peril.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Josh Rubin, portfolio manager at Thornburg Investments, cautioned against reading the early market reaction as a definitive verdict.
—Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Other experts cautioned that the market could be getting ahead of itself.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Across the Gulf Arab states, many of which cautioned Washington about the consequences of waging war on Iran, there are differing views on how the US and Israeli campaign should now proceed.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Harris and Hancock both cautioned that Kansas City could still stand to benefit from the situation.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Analysts cautioned that plantings estimates, gleaned from farmer surveys conducted in the first half of March, could not fully account for disruptions and price impacts caused by the war.
—Tom Polansek, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautioned
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire, but warned there would be a swift military response to any violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said Brian Hooker then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday.—
R.j. Rico,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Back also expressed enthusiasm for Japan around that same time after a Japanese Cypherpunk alerted him about the country’s first remailer, a service for anonymizing online messages and email exchanges.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There are dozens of public Reddit and X posts explaining people’s VPN setups, and Sportico also viewed Discord channels in which prediction market enthusiasts advised each other on gaining access.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Cautioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautioned. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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