as in warning
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough
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as in alerting
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog
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Steven E. Shladover, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2024
The lack of forewarning strains the availability of resources and aid provided to new arrivals at the receiving site, which includes food, clothing, hygiene kits, health checkups and legal orientation.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Kyiv — and Ukraine — were saved through a combination of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unexpected pluck and wartime leadership skills, and Ukraine's years of planning and forewarning from Western intelligence.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
But his father also had forewarning of the atrocity.
—Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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Tesla and Cruise provide forewarning of why this is necessary.
—Steven E. Shladover, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2024
The lack of forewarning strains the availability of resources and aid provided to new arrivals at the receiving site, which includes food, clothing, hygiene kits, health checkups and legal orientation.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Kyiv — and Ukraine — were saved through a combination of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unexpected pluck and wartime leadership skills, and Ukraine's years of planning and forewarning from Western intelligence.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
But his father also had forewarning of the atrocity.
—Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Forewarning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarning. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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