as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
the doctor cautioned that I should still be careful using my sprained wrist for the next several days
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as in prudence
a close attentiveness to avoiding danger
the extreme caution with which the zookeeper handled the snake
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as in wonder
something extraordinary or surprising
how she manages to drive her car without destroying the neighborhood is a caution
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as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
this is just a caution that the following paragraph practically gives away the entire plot of the movie
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as in advice
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
we heeded the police officer's caution about the road ahead
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as in precaution
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
the standard caution of donning surgical gloves before performing any kind of dental work
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Recent Examples of caution
Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, experts and health officials cautioned, the data is preliminary and only covers the first six months of this year — and Colorado’s number of overdose deaths still remain well above pre-pandemic levels.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
The Austin school district is warning residents who get a call from school police to exercise caution after reports have surfaced of spammers posing as district police employees.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the German bank cautioned that Trump’s protectionist trade and immigration policies could also threaten its bullish thesis.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Still, experts and health officials cautioned, the data is preliminary and only covers the first six months of this year — and Colorado’s number of overdose deaths still remain well above pre-pandemic levels.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
The Austin school district is warning residents who get a call from school police to exercise caution after reports have surfaced of spammers posing as district police employees.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caution
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Business owners and economists alike warn that mass deportations, along with stricter border measures and the revoking of Biden-era protections, could have a seismic impact on the labor market and the US economy.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Tangent Icelandic officials warned about gas pollution from the eruption that could affect nearby towns.Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Effective management of the company’s debt-to-equity ratio and liquidity reserves will also signal financial prudence to potential investors.Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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His commitment to fiscal prudence and his promise to voters hang in the balance with vetoing a tax-increasing budget bill emerging as his only viable option.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
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That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The cryptocurrency is now the eighth (most valuable) wonder of the financial world — beating out silver.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Areas from the west border of Texas to the southeast coast of Virginia, including northern parts of Florida, could see frost or freeze warnings until Dec. 3.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Climate & Environment Controversial Prop. 65 warning labels about toxic chemicals are effective, study says Nov. 11, 2024 The law would effectively oversee the end of fossil fuel extraction in the Inglewood Oil Field, where drilling has occurred for a century.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Health officials said Beans & Barley and the infected employee have been cooperative and that the employee took precautions after developing symptoms.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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Others, however, are already taking precautions after having experienced his first round of economic policies.Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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And while Lesley’s cesarean section was planned for the middle of the night to avoid alerting the press, the birth itself was filmed to prove the damage to her fallopian tubes.Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The university also emailed the Texas State community to alert its members to the program.Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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With less than a month to go until Christmas, there is still plenty of time for a few of the four-legged residents to enjoy a festival miracle of their own.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Only by unifying and coming together to solve a common problem, like the rescue of Matt Watney (Matt Damon) in The Martian, can humanity achieve something akin to miracles.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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Machiavelli’s text advises princes to learn not to be good but to act according to necessity — and this move away from looking at utopian ideals of the way humans and the world are, and instead at reality, led him to be considered the founder of modern political science.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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The council advises the president on economic policy and prepares the annual Economic Report of the President.Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Caution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caution. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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