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as in caution
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
she delivered a strict warning that anyone who was caught stealing would be fired
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as in sign
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the ominously darkening sky was a warning that a tornado was approaching
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as in cautionary
serving as or offering a warning
usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand
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as in alerting
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 warning
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
This will be elevated to an extreme heat warning by Monday or Tuesday, and cooling centers will be opened.
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Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Scott Sonner,
Star Tribune,
27 July 2021
In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.
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Andrew Whitby,
Time,
17 Apr. 2020
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
European governments have issued travel advisories warning of surveillance and profiling as well.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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Noun
Topical hormone treatments like vaginal estrogen, from which the FDA recently removed a warning label, are becoming commonplace.
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Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
This will be elevated to an extreme heat warning by Monday or Tuesday, and cooling centers will be opened.
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Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Adjective
The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations.
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Scott Sonner,
Star Tribune,
27 July 2021
In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.
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Andrew Whitby,
Time,
17 Apr. 2020
Verb
Forecasters are warning conditions could likely be dangerous due to high humidity, which raises the heat index.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
European governments have issued travel advisories warning of surveillance and profiling as well.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warning
Noun
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But water also carries the potential for danger, and parents who have lost a child to drowning are begging families to use caution.
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The boil-water notice was issued out an abundance of caution, the LADWP said, as additional testing is being done and samples collected.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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There are signs all around Preston Hollow opposing the project.
Adjective
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The Statesman reported on their overpopulation last year, serving as a cautionary tale for what can happen when a non-native species gets introduced to the environment.
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In a cautionary tale of what can happen when overloading a young talent, however, injuries severely blighted Ansu’s legacy at the Spotify Camp Nou.
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The campaign also stresses that the sirens are geared toward people who are outside during extreme weather, alerting them to seek shelter, Cagann said.
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Independence Police Department officials did not immediately respond to questions about whether they were informed of the dog alerting to human remains.
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More than a forewarning, the project is an open invitation into the Texan’s sonic world, drawing on elements from an array of genres.
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And so this conversation around FIFA, that’s just a forewarning of what potentially could be coming and affecting us.
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Atlanta Track Club, which oversees the annual race in its 57th running, had sent out a red flag alert Thursday, and people largely heeded the warnings by coming hydrated and ready to run.
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If a company pressures you into signing a contract before evaluating other options, that’s a red flag.
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And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
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Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
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Officials are advising anyone who experienced a water outage or low water pressure in the affected area to boil tap water before using it for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth.
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Google leader Sundar Pichai has cautioned that no career path is fully protected from AI’s disruption, advising professionals to take matters into their own hands.
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