cautionary
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"What if I have completely overestimated my capabilities? What if my story ends up being a cautionary tale like Icarus about flying too close to the sun?" he writes in the book.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The woylie, or brush-tailed bettong, is a cautionary tale.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Virginia is home to the world’s largest data center market, with about 685 operating or planned, and Texas advocates have looked to the state as a cautionary tale.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Inexplicable malevolence, dread-filled moods and worrisome behavior haunt his genre-speckled oeuvre, from 1997’s unnerving serial-killer freak-out “Cure” through his vengeance-fueled internet cautionary tale “Cloud” from two years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Admittedly, Ekon wondered if, along with the fruit, he’d have to eat his cautionary words about them.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing cautionary
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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