as in cautionary
serving as or offering a warning
a cautioning story about how envy can destroy a friendship
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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
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Geeta Kapadia, chief investment officer at Fordham University, echoed similar concerns, cautioning that mass retail flows could upend how private markets function.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Experts and recruiters are cautioning against it.
—Caroline Nihill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Narda continues to churn in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, with forecasters cautioning of potentially dangerous surf and rip currents for parts of Mexico.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
People in the comments had a mixed response, with many cautioning the newlywed against getting police involved.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Doctors and public-health experts widely warned the public not to inject or ingest disinfectants, cautioning that doing so is dangerous.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent years, federal appeals courts have been cautioning lower courts against early dismissal and from imposing their views on whether two works overlap enough to warrant allowing lawsuits to proceed.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Maritime advisories were also posted, cautioning ships to avoid parts of the Barents Sea near the archipelago.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
The banks are discussing an emergency loan backed by Argentine assets, the people said, while cautioning that talks are ongoing and specific collateral is still being ironed out.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Geeta Kapadia, chief investment officer at Fordham University, echoed similar concerns, cautioning that mass retail flows could upend how private markets function.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Experts and recruiters are cautioning against it.
—Caroline Nihill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Narda continues to churn in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, with forecasters cautioning of potentially dangerous surf and rip currents for parts of Mexico.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
People in the comments had a mixed response, with many cautioning the newlywed against getting police involved.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Doctors and public-health experts widely warned the public not to inject or ingest disinfectants, cautioning that doing so is dangerous.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent years, federal appeals courts have been cautioning lower courts against early dismissal and from imposing their views on whether two works overlap enough to warrant allowing lawsuits to proceed.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Maritime advisories were also posted, cautioning ships to avoid parts of the Barents Sea near the archipelago.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cautioning
Adjective
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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
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In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.—
Andrew Whitby,
Time,
17 Apr. 2020
Verb
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Colbert will voice Starfleet Academy’s Digital Dean of Students, giving daily announcements to the students and alerting them of anything that needs their immediate attention.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a viral clip, shared on Instagram in September under the username @dharmas_dogs, the senior pup wakes up from his nap as the poster calls them over for breakfast, alerting his hard-of-hearing sister before heading to eat.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kleinschmidt’s sessions, with their assistance in permitting him to air these childhood traumas and the interplay of insight and folly in Freudianism, was the stew out of which emerged the novel that made Roth a household name.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Salvation Army provides breakfast to the public, shelter, utility assistance, and a food pantry, among other services.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The transaction was concluded in August, with HSBC Bank and HDFC Bank advising on it, according to the people close to the deal.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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McGawley adds, advising that the least successful way to pass along money and assets is to wait until children reach an age milepost such as 30 and then hand over a substantial income without any scaffolding.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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To Be Nervous Almost everyone gets some sign of jitters before speaking, even seasoned pros.—
Nathan Green,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plus, many of our recommendations double as decorative accents for a kitchen.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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Not long ago, Ma sent us recommendations for three books that have contributed to his thinking on this theme—books that interrogate timeless aspects of human nature, our complex relationships to one another, and our entanglement with the natural world.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bethune heeded the advice of linebackers coach Johnny Holland, who told him to be himself.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Currently, the young signal caller has 1,168 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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But by tamping down growth signals, the procedure can protect the macula, which is in the central retina.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Cautioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautioning. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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