alertness

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Noun
  • Larson led 411 of 500 laps during a race that had just one natural caution.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Our only word of caution: Those memories and videos live on.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In summary, when facing the threat of lightning, vigilance and preparedness are your best allies.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Regardless of the outcome, encountering a breach of fiduciary duty is a powerful reminder of the importance of vigilance.
    True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Dilated eye exam: This involves using eye drops to dilate (widen) your pupils, allowing the eye care specialist to look at your retina and check for swelling and leaking blood vessels.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Opponents warn the ban will disproportionately affect low-income residents who may rely on public drinking water having fluoride as their only source of preventative dental care.
    Matthew Brown and Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Many of them have been living and working in South Florida after being sponsored by relatives to come to the United States to apply for asylum or other protections instead of trying to get in through the U.S.-Mexico border, where a migrant crisis erupted during the Biden administration’s watch.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Under Griffin’s watch, the Pelicans acquired Trey Murphy in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft and followed that up by using first-round picks on Dyson Daniels in 2022, Jordan Hawkins in 2023 and Yves Missi in 2024.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Otherwise, there needs to be prudence, since the Heat are poised to potentially get back in the cap-space race in the 2026 offseason, when the contracts of Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier come off the books.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
  • What critics of interventionism have historically sought is prudence in foreign affairs—avoiding unnecessary wars while ensuring the protection of core national interests.
    Andrew Latham, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Get security alerts & expert tech tips – sign up for Kurt’s ‘The CyberGuy Report’ now.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The alert, relayed by the National Weather Service, warns that weather conditions are conducive to producing high levels of ozone pollution, prompting officials to advise millions to take specific measures that can reduce emissions—including avoiding drive-thru lanes.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Alertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alertness. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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