as in to alert
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 warn
Bethany Pray, the chief legal and policy officer at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, warned that sharing Medicaid data directly with deportation officials will force even tougher decisions upon some families.
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Phil Galewitz, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The city just put signs into the snowbanks to warn of snow pile removal.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
One confidant reportedly told a source that Bass was not truthful in her public statements about her lack of involvement and warned her that modifying the report could harm her politically.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Over 20 Serra Grove residents attended the meeting to support the ordinance, while other attendees warned the stricter measures would scare off new developers.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Phil Galewitz, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The city just put signs into the snowbanks to warn of snow pile removal.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
One confidant reportedly told a source that Bass was not truthful in her public statements about her lack of involvement and warned her that modifying the report could harm her politically.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Over 20 Serra Grove residents attended the meeting to support the ordinance, while other attendees warned the stricter measures would scare off new developers.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warn
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Activists have used whistles to alert neighborhoods to the presence of federal immigration agents, disrupt operations and create public pressure.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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MyPlate advised sticking to low-fat dairy, as seen in the low-fat yogurt and the glass of low-fat milk with dinner.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Be advised, though, that many of Carrizo Plain’s roads are dirt and become all but impassable in wet weather.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Warn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warn. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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