heads-ups

Definition of heads-upsnext
plural of heads-up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of heads-ups And after CLEAResult fired Darlington in 2017, the brothers began bribing CLEAResult employee Peter Marra — sending him cash and gift cards for special favors like getting heads-ups on inspections and audits. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Roeling said there are group chats between him and his counterparts around the league to ask questions and provide tips or heads-ups regarding the visa and immigration process. Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heads-ups
Noun
  • Meanwhile, there's new research on the efficacy of these bans and fresh warnings about excessive screen time for children.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Although there have been similar warnings from individual countries in the past, the joint bulletin was described as unprecedented.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • People with asthma may benefit from a breathing treatment, depending on their symptoms and medical advice.
    Ryan Brennan June 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • But the large language models behind most mainstream AI chatbots are trained on a wide variety of content — including huge swaths of the internet — meaning the advice can be iffy and occasionally dangerous.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 June 2026

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“Heads-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heads-ups. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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