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as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
noted that a sudden drop in a student's grades may be a tocsin of a serious personal problem
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Recent Examples of tocsin
Singer Building housed a sewing-machine company, but its slender campanile might have served to ring tocsins or watch for approaching armies.
—
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2023
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute, and AEI have all been sounding the tocsin about Iran for decades.
—Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2020
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2023
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute, and AEI have all been sounding the tocsin about Iran for decades.
—Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tocsin
Noun
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Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guitars, however, were recorded at home directly into a computer, trimmed with digital shears, and then sent to Nagafuchi, who ran the audio signal through Landowner’s personal amplifiers in his studio and mic’d up the room.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Israel later struck the Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre, giving an hour's warning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Tocsin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tocsin. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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