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
The identities of the other two victims, a 61-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man, are not being released until their families have been notified.
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Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Multiple agencies search for Lynette Hooker Once police were notified about Lynette’s disappearance, their agency, along with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, started searching the area.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The identity of the person struck was expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office once relatives are notified of the death.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The identities of the remaining two victims, a 61-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man, are being withheld until their families are notified of their deaths.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
All affected employees are notified at least 60 days before their terminations are scheduled to occur.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
The voter who noticed the error Tuesday notified staff and did not cast a ballot, Fajman said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 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 mother was notified of both the death of Israel and the arrest of Zaki, police said.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Multiple agencies search for Lynette Hooker Once police were notified about Lynette’s disappearance, their agency, along with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, started searching the area.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The identity of the person struck was expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office once relatives are notified of the death.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The identities of the remaining two victims, a 61-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man, are being withheld until their families are notified of their deaths.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
All affected employees are notified at least 60 days before their terminations are scheduled to occur.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
The voter who noticed the error Tuesday notified staff and did not cast a ballot, Fajman said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 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 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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Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There are dozens of public Reddit and X posts explaining people’s VPN setups, and Sportico also viewed Discord channels in which prediction market enthusiasts advised each other on gaining access.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Notified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notified. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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