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
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity after it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.
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Jason Green,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
On Wednesday, the Police Department's traffic unit was notified that the motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Camara then notified Supervisory Officer Michael Bugarin, and the two agents identified the passenger at the security checkpoint and pulled them aside for additional screening.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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Jason Green,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
On Wednesday, the Police Department's traffic unit was notified that the motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Camara then notified Supervisory Officer Michael Bugarin, and the two agents identified the passenger at the security checkpoint and pulled them aside for additional screening.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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There appears to be no clear association between these two lists, although the contaminant list is supposed to inform the monitoring list.
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Marcia Kimpton's hotel tips Kimpton’s upbringing informed her approach to selecting hotels.
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Agriculture regulators advise home gardeners to either consume homegrown produce on site or not move it at all from the property to prevent the spread of the fly to nearby regions.
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Republicans have repeatedly echoed the concerns of the Legislative Analyst’s Office — which advises the Legislature on fiscal matters — about the state’s spending.
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notify. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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