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alerted

VERB

warn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarm forewarn inform notify tip off

STRONG

flag signal tip

WEAK

give the high sign put on guard wave flag

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

Example Sentences

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He said Sally Jones had alerted him to the damage.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The WHO has said it was alerted to the emergence of a highly lethal disease on May 5, with the first positive Ebola test on May 15.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Seeing a ferry headed nearby, Greg Friedman, owner of the yacht and a board member of the Marine Mammal Center, reported the whale sighting to the Coast Guard, which alerted nearby vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Ofcom said it acted quickly after being alerted to the new site by the Samaritans charity, and it was blocked again.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan