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forewarning

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verb

present participle of forewarn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forewarning
Noun
Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: Consumers appreciate transparency and forewarning. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 Fast-food forewarning: McDonald’s reported lackluster quarterly earnings Thursday morning, posting its steepest U.S. same-store sales decline since the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025 Barnard, a college affiliated with Columbia, however, sent no forewarning to its community, according to several staff members CNN spoke with. Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 With PulteGroup leading off this earnings report season, their negative comments could be a forewarning of more reality adjustments ahead. John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forewarning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forewarning
Noun
  • Vehicles included in this recall may have an error in the instrument panel software at startup, failing to show speed, brake system information, and tire pressure warning lights.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect due to Tropical Storm Octave, according to the NHC.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Forewarning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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