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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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Victims alerted authorities after spotting her working openly as a hairdresser in an upscale neighborhood in central Damascus, where she posted photos of her hairstyles online.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

According to a law enforcement source, the FBI was alerted to Vazquez’s behavior — something that happens regularly in thousands of such incidents nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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

The WHO was alerted to the emergence of a high-mortality disease on May 5 after the deaths of, among others, four healthcare workers in four days in the area of Mongbwalu.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Sitti was furious he hadn’t alerted her right away.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye