as in to inform
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 notify
Between November 2022 and June 2024, the CDC was notified of 12 separate cases of Legionnaires’ disease clustered around two separate cruise ships.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the man’s identity and cause of death at a later date, after his family has been notified.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
In a news release, the National Park Service (NPS) said its rangers were notified that a man had fallen during a hike on the primitive section of the Windows Loop trail on Tuesday, May 6, adding that bystanders administered CPR before authorities arrived at the scene.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 May 2025
Existing users are notified of the change and update their group list, and perform the appropriate cryptographic operations with the new member so the existing member can begin sending messages to the new members as part of the group.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the man’s identity and cause of death at a later date, after his family has been notified.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
In a news release, the National Park Service (NPS) said its rangers were notified that a man had fallen during a hike on the primitive section of the Windows Loop trail on Tuesday, May 6, adding that bystanders administered CPR before authorities arrived at the scene.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 May 2025
Existing users are notified of the change and update their group list, and perform the appropriate cryptographic operations with the new member so the existing member can begin sending messages to the new members as part of the group.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notify
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The film also stars Dave Bautista as Steve, the show’s producer who informs Shelly that her longtime gig is coming to an end.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The seawater safety testing that informs the county’s beach water quality advisories is designed to look for hazards posed by sewage, not fire debris.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises residents in areas with excessive heat to wear light clothing, drink lots of water, use their air conditioning and avoid from exerting themselves outside in order to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The release advises anyone with further information to contact the North Little Rock Department Tip Line at (501) 680-8439 or Detective Adam Williams at 501-771-7167.—
Parker Mancino,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notify. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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