on notice
idiom
formal
: warned or told about something
The police are on notice to have more security at the concert.
She put us on notice that she would not be available for interviews until after the trial.
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The report, with the alliterative plosives of its title raining down like flecks of spit, was an opening volley in the fight to rouse sleepy bureaucrats and put them on notice.
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Not even three minutes into the first quarter, his steal and ensuing slam put the Boston Celtics on notice.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
But Europe is on notice that Mr. Trump may be willing to leave the Continent to its own devices.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2025
The Minnesota Timberwolves put the NBA on notice Monday night.
—Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Not even three minutes into the first quarter, his steal and ensuing slam put the Boston Celtics on notice.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
But Europe is on notice that Mr. Trump may be willing to leave the Continent to its own devices.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2025
The Minnesota Timberwolves put the NBA on notice Monday night.
—Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on notice
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“On notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20notice. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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