as in informed
to tell (someone) officially about something
She notified the police about the accident. Customers were notified of the changes in the company. I was notified that I did not get the job.
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Recent Examples of notified
Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
The court found that the man, who has significant cognitive impairments, appeared to have consented to removal without understanding the process and without his caretakers being notified, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
When the student explained their plan, the knife was confiscated, and the school notified the School Resource Officer.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Authorities said there were 12 Pre-K to Grade 2 children in the bus at the time, adding that school officials notified those children’s parents about what happened.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The Yolo County Coroner’s Office will release the driver’s name and age after their family has been notified.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Employees were notified on March 31 by the company about the layoffs, but will not immediately lose their jobs, according to the notice.
—USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Two hours later, a resident in Charlotte Hall, about 10 miles (16-kilometer) away, found Wells’ body in a yard along a road and notified officers.
—Brian Witte, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The mother was notified of both the death of Israel and the arrest of Zaki, police said.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
The court found that the man, who has significant cognitive impairments, appeared to have consented to removal without understanding the process and without his caretakers being notified, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
When the student explained their plan, the knife was confiscated, and the school notified the School Resource Officer.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Authorities said there were 12 Pre-K to Grade 2 children in the bus at the time, adding that school officials notified those children’s parents about what happened.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The Yolo County Coroner’s Office will release the driver’s name and age after their family has been notified.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Employees were notified on March 31 by the company about the layoffs, but will not immediately lose their jobs, according to the notice.
—USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Two hours later, a resident in Charlotte Hall, about 10 miles (16-kilometer) away, found Wells’ body in a yard along a road and notified officers.
—Brian Witte, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The mother was notified of both the death of Israel and the arrest of Zaki, police said.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notified
Verb
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Decades of toilet development informed the system aboard Orion that the Artemis II astronauts are using.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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All three brothers slept in the North, or so I was informed, although there had been a time when one of them slept in the South.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps one, or all, of her kids, fretting over their independent-minded mother, had advised her to get it.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Anyone seeking additional information is advised to contact the Georgia State Patrol's Open Records Unit.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Notified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notified. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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