heads-ups

plural of heads-up

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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
  • Changes with this advisory All coastal watches and warnings are discontinued.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • But the worst may be yet to come, as tropical storm watches and warnings line parts of the Texas and Louisiana coastlines, with concerns for both coastal storm surge and inland freshwater flooding.
    Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Catherine Bracy, the CEO of TechEquity, a tech advocacy group that favors stronger AI regulations, speculated that the Anthropic employees were receiving advice to back Becerra because of his frontrunner status.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • My advice to early career scientists is to follow your passion and not be discouraged by the current stress on the system.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026

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“Heads-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heads-ups. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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