forewarn

as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog

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Recent Examples of forewarn Just be forewarned that reality will come crashing down at some point, popping our bubbles. Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 11 Mar. 2025 Among the departments affected are the Defense Department, the Education Department, the Energy Department and the Department of Health and Human Services with more agencies that have been forewarned of coming cuts, according to the Associated Press. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 Remember, in the world of investing, forewarned is forearmed. Bob Haber, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 You were suitably forewarned when using o1 that to get the more in-depth answers there would be more extended time after entering a prompt and before getting a response from the AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forewarn
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  • The jump could augur a potential wave of bankruptcy filings as consumers start to buckle under a record level of debt and as tariffs fuel inflation, the company warned in a report this week.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that the global economy could be hit hard as President Trump's sweeping tariffs threaten to spark an all-out trade war.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Several members alerted the police in Narragansett, Rhode Island, about the posts, which seemed to point to more bodies in that area.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • One major change was the installation of visual and audio warning systems to alert pilots of possible throttle misconfigurations.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarn. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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