wared

verb

past tense of ware
as in noticed
to be cautious of or on guard against a hunter yelling to his dog, "Ware the porcupine!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wared
  1. noticed
  2. watched
  3. minded
  4. saw
Verb
  • Inspectors also noticed that cold foods were being held at incorrect temperatures, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Role of atomic ordering In the studies, the researchers noticed that individual samples of nichrome were much more prone to corrosion than other alloys with the same chemical composition.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of noticed
Verb
  • Per Fifa’s data, more than 50 million people across Mexico, Canada, and the USA watched the World Cup unfold during its opening weekend.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Publishers have watched advertising revenue shrink drastically as audiences moved online and the companies’ platforms captured more than half of global digital ad spending.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of watched
Verb
  • That said, Hudnut wouldn’t have minded just a little more prep time.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • Not that Stevenson minded, by the way, meeting questions about his butterfingers head-on every time he was asked.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of minded
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
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“Wared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wared. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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