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adjective

as in warning
serving as or offering a warning a cautioning story about how envy can destroy a friendship

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noun

as in assistance

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cautioning

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verb

present participle of caution
as in alerting
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 cautioning
Verb
When this Boxd meets world… While Letterboxd has become a popular destination for moviegoers, Rider Strong is cautioning fellow industry folk from getting too comfortable on the platform. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 Federal appeals courts have been cautioning judges against early dismissal and from imposing their views on whether two works overlap enough to warrant allowing lawsuits to proceed. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya's first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya’s first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Neither the White House nor the Venezuelan government has formally announced a meeting, and Axios quoted a senior administration official cautioning that the plans remain fluid. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 With a powerful El Niño already predicted to batter Southern California over the winter, forecasters are also cautioning residents to be wary of another phenomenon that may come along with it. — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Japanese yen surged this week against the dollar, but one investor is already cautioning that the currency's newfound strength may be short-lived. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautioning
  1. warning
  2. assistance
  3. alerting
  4. sign
  5. advising
  6. recommendation
  7. advice
  8. signal
Adjective
  • The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations.
    — SCOTT SONNER, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.
    — Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
Definition of warning
Noun
  • The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation, with assistance from the FAA.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The doc tells the story of how more than 5,000 American lawyers, judges and legal experts became involved with CEELI, which was a pro bono initiative that provided technical legal assistance to former Soviet Bloc countries.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistance
Verb
  • Bristol Public Schools and city officials are alerting the public that a 30-day warning period for drivers that illegally pass school buses will begin on Monday.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In his desire to please Jurek, Karl constantly bypasses Riverside protocol without alerting security.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of alerting
Noun
  • Every year after Halloween, Spirit Halloween’s stores empty out and the signs come down.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.
    — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sign
Verb
  • According to Bowles, some NAACP representatives discussed encouraging campus protests or advising families against enrolling their children at FIU.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Solomon Rivera left a $272,000-a-year job advising Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass this year.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of advising
Noun
  • Agentic checkout removes that step, letting the same conversation that produced the recommendation also complete the purchase.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Why the case is in court Despite the jury’s death recommendation, Lopez Andrade has yet to be sentenced because the case was in legal limbo for years.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of recommendation
Noun
  • Mothers are given a lot of advice about vaccinations during pregnancy and in their baby’s first year, but grandparents may not have those same kind of check-ins with their doctors.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Iris can compare products, offer layering advice, and direct shoppers to retailers, with current pricing and stock information.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Beyond that frequency, the optical signal can lose intensity and become less useful for reliable data transmission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Unifying early creative and planning phases with advanced analytics ensures downstream execution is driven by objective market signals rather than isolated guessing.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of signal

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