warns

verb

present tense third-person singular of warn
as in alerts
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk the lifeguard warned the boys that if they continued playing so rough, someone was sure to get hurt

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Recent Examples of warns At the first all-crew meeting, Kerry warns everyone to stay vigilant. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026 That list, the company warns, poses a risk for its ability to get adequate and affordable insurance. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the World Food Program warns that crop failures and smaller harvests could push 50 million people into acute hunger. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission warns that even replying to an unexpected text can confirm that a scammer has reached a working telephone number. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Miss that trust test with an AI agent, the agency warns, and a brand disappears from the conversation. — Richard Freisberg, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Minimizing those feelings, Schacter warns, is one of the mistakes adults make when trying to help. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Ascunce warns that putting a laser in the wrong hands can trade unwanted ink for permanent scarring. — Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The manufacturer warns they should not be used on high-risk populations such as kids, pregnant women or disabled people. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warns
  1. alerts
  2. advises
  3. cautions
  4. informs
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  • Some identity theft companies include Dark Web Monitoring that searches for exposed personal information and alerts you when it is found.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The platform instantly identifies the failure and alerts the integrator’s network operations center (NOC).
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of alerts
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  • For other companies seeking to improve socio-economic mobility, Ellis advises collecting data and improving awareness first before introducing new schemes.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The most revealing moment at the Monaco Yacht Show may be the one in which someone advises a prospective client to walk away.
    — Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of advises
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  • Listeners need to remain alert to traffic, other people, and changes in the terrain, Stump cautions.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Morales acknowledges that both Rocky and Toliver may get recognized in 2027 but cautions that for rising hip-hop artists like Toliver, getting on the radar of the Grammys’ general field voters doesn’t happen all at once.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of cautions
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  • That refusal to judge also informs Coon’s broader approach to acting.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Livia’s unease informs her skepticism of politics; in linking the two, Kingsolver conflates class and culture, using the former as an excuse for what really just seems to be Livia’s constitutional conservatism.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of informs

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“Warns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warns. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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