as in announcements
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 notifications
Put away your phone for a weekend, unplug from constant notifications and emerge calmer, more focused and mentally refreshed.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Public safety notifications will now need additional approval.
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Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Information is available in five languages and pushed out through maps, text feeds, and push notifications that can sound even when phones are silenced.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Consider family meals in which conversations are constantly interrupted by notifications.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
No cell service, no problem There's no doubt that modern life can feel stressful, with our phones constantly pinging with notifications and doomscrolling negatively impacting people's mental health.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The new software, based on Android 17, ports several notable phone features to wearables, including live notifications.
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ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
Sharktivity provides information and push notifications on white shark sightings, detections, and movements to raise awareness and help people and sharks co-exist.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
Sign up for text message alerts in addition to email notifications.
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Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Public safety notifications will now need additional approval.
—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Information is available in five languages and pushed out through maps, text feeds, and push notifications that can sound even when phones are silenced.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Consider family meals in which conversations are constantly interrupted by notifications.
—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
No cell service, no problem There's no doubt that modern life can feel stressful, with our phones constantly pinging with notifications and doomscrolling negatively impacting people's mental health.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The new software, based on Android 17, ports several notable phone features to wearables, including live notifications.
—
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
Sharktivity provides information and push notifications on white shark sightings, detections, and movements to raise awareness and help people and sharks co-exist.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
Sign up for text message alerts in addition to email notifications.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notifications
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But others became convinced that Swift had already dropped some Easter eggs, which the artist is known to do ahead of major announcements and album releases.
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Developers weren’t wowed by the announcements — many of them have already experimented with similar capabilities from Amazon’s competitors and view Amazon as a laggard in the AI race.
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In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of advertisements to sway voters.
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With two hydration breaks that include four ad breaks per match, it can be estimated that Fox will make well over $200 million during hydration break advertisements during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The ads feature the Kalshi logo but omit the Kalshi trading interface, leaving the viewer to focus on the celebrities.
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The sale cuts the cost of all three HBO streaming tiers — basic with ads, standard or premium.
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Particularly in the busy summer season where high-profile releases hit theaters each week.
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Both studios have handled major releases and awards contenders including The Substance (Mubi) and Best Picture winners in Parasite and Anora (Neon).
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The first bulletins reported police and emergency vehicles swarming around a nightclub in Orlando in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016.
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Programming and Content The programming of teleSUR is mainly composed of news programs and includes news bulletins almost every hour.
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Summer camp counselor job postings are down nearly 30%.
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Across demographics, though, teens are reporting difficult job searches, taking to Reddit and TikTok with rants about phantom postings, managers who ghost them and applications that go nowhere.
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“Notifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notifications. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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