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warning

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adjective

as in cautionary
serving as or offering a warning usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

warning

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verb

present participle of warn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of warning
Noun
The fire weather watch differs from the two red flag warnings that took effect Monday and Thursday. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 If the Copa América wasn’t a wake up call on its own, then perhaps this was an even bigger warning shot. Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations. Scott Sonner, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases. Andrew Whitby, Time, 17 Apr. 2020
Verb
Your local television forecast, weather App, and warning information depends on government satellites, radars, models, observations, and personnel. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Even the mainstream media is warning users away from RCS, leaving Google with some thinking to do. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for warning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warning
Noun
  • But other reports on consumer sentiment and retail sales have revealed rising caution from consumers.
    Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • One of the main topics of discussion included a real-word anecdote that speaks to the caution companies and individuals must take in handling this new technology.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The tulip is considered one of the biggest signs of warmer months on the horizon and as such, tulip festivals have become a very popular attraction all over the world.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Aside from waiting until the average last frost date has passed, the seedlings will give signs when they can be transplanted outside.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hall’s healthy scratch for the Nov. 11 game against the Canucks in Vancouver came with no forewarning from Richardson, who said Hall needed a game to reset.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The news of the limited edition Trump cards was also shared with a forewarning that certain Metro stations will be closed on Inauguration Day, including McPherson Square and Smithsonian stops.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Tesla owners routinely upload video of their vehicles doing dangerous maneuvers while operating in FSD mode, like nearly colliding with other vehicles on a highway exit ramp in New Jersey or running red lights in China.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
    John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • 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.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Verb
  • On social media, the department has avoided mentioning flu shots in posts about the flu, instead advising people to wash their hands and cover their coughs.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Universities in general are taking a cautious approach, stopping short of predicting a ban, but advising international students to plan ahead and prepare for potential delays at immigration control.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The traffic alert was reported Friday at 7 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Wednesday at 3:04 a.m.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This alert is in effect until 8 p.m. Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The severe weather outbreak is all part of a major cross-country storm system that is also prompting fire danger and red flag warnings across the Plains.
    Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This warning is in effect until 9 p.m. In Texas, what does a red flag warning mean?
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025

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