as in to alert
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
the lifeguard warned the boys that if they continued playing so rough, someone was sure to get hurt
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Cotton reached out to Trump's incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to warn against Fox Kennedy as a pick for the CIA gig.
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Stef W. Kight, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The pope wrote that he was warned of a report by British security services that a young woman with explosives was on her way to Mosul to blow herself up during his visit.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In Idaho, residents and travelers in the Upper Weiser River and West Central Mountains areas were warned to be particularly careful when driving.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Economists have warned that tariffs could increase prices, which Trump has dismissed.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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Stef W. Kight, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The pope wrote that he was warned of a report by British security services that a young woman with explosives was on her way to Mosul to blow herself up during his visit.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In Idaho, residents and travelers in the Upper Weiser River and West Central Mountains areas were warned to be particularly careful when driving.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Economists have warned that tariffs could increase prices, which Trump has dismissed.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Warn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warn. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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