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alarm bell

NOUN

warning bell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fire alarm

WEAK

burglar alarm danger signal tocsin

Example Sentences

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An alarm bell has been rung by one of Wall Street’s most prominent strategists.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

"Niscemi is another alarm bell... we must respond by changing our habits" and "choosing not to build in certain ways and in certain places".

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

I’ve been guilty of this as well: not ringing the alarm bell with sufficient urgency.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

"ADO is like an alarm bell that rings the moment oxygen starts to fall," Matthews says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Then the thought of what she had to do came back to her like the clanging of an alarm bell.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien