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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
The dynamic of users recommending, or cautioning against, a particular product or brand has always been core to the platform. — Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Weather Service are cautioning people to be careful. — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 Al-Shaair’s address to the class of 2026 included cautioning them that a career passes quickly. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 23 June 2026 With five more World Cup matches set for Hard Rock Stadium, including one on Wednesday, Airbnb is cautioning soccer fans traveling to Miami about a surge in online booking scams. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 His cautioning precedes the heatwave set for the Tri-state area Thursday and Friday, which will break just in time for Saturday, when Brazil and Morocco to play the first World Cup match at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium, temporarily rebranded as New York New Jersey Stadium. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Senate Republicans are similarly cautioning against the idea of a larger break. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026 Prosecutors also have warned the company not to destroy any documents or business records, cautioning that doing so would be a felony. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 26 May 2026 Johnson plans to focus his one-on-one with Leo on the pope’s sweeping encyclical released Monday that condemned the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery, while cautioning the public that today’s reliance on artificial intelligence could spell a new form of colonialism. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 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
  • Those include grocery vouchers, housing vouchers for those who elect to relocate during cleanup, air purifiers, cash assistance and support for utility bills.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The Mecklenburg County Department of Community Resources said it’s received a steady number of SNAP applications, which reflects demand for assistance, but recipients are declining.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of assistance
Verb
  • The business began an awareness campaign earlier this month alerting the public to the fraud.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Monitoring pipelines, tracking freshness and alerting on anomalies all matter.
    — Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of alerting
Noun
  • This is the first sign of the kind of tomfoolery Luke has in store for the night.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The bright blue sign reading ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ outside the silver chain-link gate at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport has been removed.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of sign
Verb
  • Of the non-interest revenues, Canadian banks also made money from underwriting and advising deals from large businesses and wealth management fees, both of which are highly profitable if the stock market is performing well overall.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 July 2026
  • By late May, Vice was advising readers where to find hacky sacks because stores had been wiped out.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of advising
Noun
  • Ahead, Sharkey shares more advice for mastering boho style, along with her product recommendations that check flower crowns at the door.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 11 July 2026
  • For even more great recommendations, check out the replies to this post on Threads and this post on Bluesky.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 11 July 2026
Definition of recommendation
Noun
  • The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • One of the questions submitted by an audience member in Dallas asked the pair to think back to 2019 and give their younger selves some advice about setting out on this journey.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Instead of using a remote or control panel, the player moves into position and signals with a simple hand gesture for the ball, and the AI biometrics locate and pinpoint the player position.
    — Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • This asymmetric expression could rig up motor circuitry, such as an abundance of neurons with long, signal-carrying fibers, that leads to more involuntary movement on one side than the other.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of signal

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