notification

noun

ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
Definition of notificationnext
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 The City Council is now considering a bill that would require City Hall to issue emergency notifications any time FDNY EMS has more than 25 pending ambulance dispatches. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The notification says reports indicate games became unresponsive and sometimes closed without any notice to the player. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Par received a notification from a safety app about a nearby shooting and realized Matt could be the suspect. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Authorities did not identify the pilot pending notification of next of kin. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notification
  1. advertisement
  2. announcement
  3. release
  4. ad
  5. bulletin
  6. notice
  7. posting
Noun
  • Per the complaint, at least two Minneapolis properties owned by Sampson were sites where photographs of victims were taken for the advertisements and where transactions happened.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, representatives on the House Transportation Committee proposed a bill that would have allowed airlines to prioritize advertisement of the base fare.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Noun
  • The couple made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Monday.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Putting Peterson back in the rotation seems like the logical move, but Counsell wants to see how the rest of this White Sox series unfolds before making an announcement.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of announcement
Noun
  • He was booked into Ventura County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, according to CHP's release.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The rapid release of stockpiles in the wake of disruption related to the Iran war is raising the operational risks.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of release
Noun
  • In Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, Nixon had raised under $1 million and spent just $50,000 on digital ads.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton goes on to say in a full-page ad that recently ran in a few California newspapers.
    — Linh Tat, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ad
Noun
  • The issue touches everything from the Chevrolet Equinox to GMC Acadia to Buick Enclave, and a new service bulletin details how techs should diagnose the issue and when to replace that pesky sensor, which is buried deep in the gearbox.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But after the Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin calling for other possible victims to come forward, detectives learned of several additional burglaries possibly linked to Lavie.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • Prosecutors filed the death notice in one of Pittman’s cases in late February.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Also getting termination notices was publisher Max Lederer, who recently announced his retirement, and reporter Lara Korte, who also sat for the CBS News interview, which aired on Sunday Morning, per the network.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of notice
Noun
  • Early-career platform Handshake reported internship postings are down more than 15% at the same time that internship applications surged.
    — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the world’s most powerful tech billionaires think your next job posting could come from another planet.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of posting

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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notification. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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