Thesaurus results for NOTIFICATION

notification

noun

ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of notification

as in advertisement

a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest a notification posted by the health board that its inspectors had cited the restaurant for several violations

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Recent Examples of notification Their names haven’t been released, pending notification of their next of kin. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Scammers can create fake sale notifications that lead to fraudulent websites. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The move is part of Spotify’s crackdown on Family plan sharing, and some users have already received a notification to complete the verification. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 City officials will also be considering legislation about emergency notifications during the hearing. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notification

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Noun

This allowed the attackers to display Bing's legitimate domain in the Google advertisement while using Bing's click-tracking redirect to send visitors toward the malicious destination.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
However, TikTok and X have refused to change their stance, and neither platform has allowed paid advertisements for the film.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertisement

Noun

The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Leikauf’s announcement came amid a monthslong dispute with his predecessor, former Sheriff John D’Agostini, who accused him of putting his own interests ahead of the community.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of announcement

Noun

Judge Michael Sweet sentenced Roderick Earl Sowells, 60, for the murder of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

Noun

Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ad

Noun

Only weeks later, alas, Hurts became another face of the cause — as the NBCA addressed with what essentially was a public-service bulletin about the implications of his situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
France’s weekly animal health surveillance bulletin said the virus had also been detected in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK’s Jersey.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulletin

Noun

The prospect of a SpaceX-Tesla combo got rave notices from the research crews covering both companies.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The advance notice allowed Baugh and his colleagues to alert dozens of grooms living in the barns to evacuate before the flood reached them.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of notice

Noun

Dispute over retroactive repeal The challenge also centers on the General Assembly’s subsequent repeal of the posting requirement.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Retail job postings have gone up 61%, Indeed said, but other roles are also available with loading and stocking jobs up 9%, sales roles increasing 8% and customer service positions rising 6%, as shoppers continue to purchase items online.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of posting

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