as in informed
to give information to
let me apprise you of the current situation
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Recent Examples of apprised
Since the union authorized a strike, its leadership will take the motion to leadership at the USW’s Pittsburgh headquarters, though negotiators have kept Pittsburgh apprised since negotiations began, Beck said.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Rubio, however, has argued the administration has kept congressional leaders apprised.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Last month, the DOJ convened a call with the states to discuss the agreement, though states weren’t apprised of details.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Ensures that priority services of the department continue, and keeps management fully apprised of events in a timely manner.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The Guthrie family has been apprised of the efforts to investigate the notes and the case itself, the three officials briefed said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The role of the director of national intelligence is to coordinate intelligence collection across federal agencies and keep the president apprised of threats to national security.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Students, particularly younger ones, aren’t always apprised of their family’s actual economic and housing situation.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Purushotham argued that build versus buy is often not an either/or, though his team stays apprised of what Citi’s 30,000 software developers are working on.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Rubio, however, has argued the administration has kept congressional leaders apprised.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Last month, the DOJ convened a call with the states to discuss the agreement, though states weren’t apprised of details.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Ensures that priority services of the department continue, and keeps management fully apprised of events in a timely manner.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated February 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The Guthrie family has been apprised of the efforts to investigate the notes and the case itself, the three officials briefed said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The role of the director of national intelligence is to coordinate intelligence collection across federal agencies and keep the president apprised of threats to national security.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Students, particularly younger ones, aren’t always apprised of their family’s actual economic and housing situation.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Purushotham argued that build versus buy is often not an either/or, though his team stays apprised of what Citi’s 30,000 software developers are working on.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprised
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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Perhaps one, or all, of her kids, fretting over their independent-minded mother, had advised her to get it.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Anyone seeking additional information is advised to contact the Georgia State Patrol's Open Records Unit.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This would mark the largest monthly increase dating back to October 1990, Doyle told clients in a March 25 note.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Local election officials told the county Board of Supervisors last month that the complaint was unfounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Apprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprised. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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