as in to inform
to tell (someone) officially about something
She notified the police about the accident. Customers were notified of the changes in the company. I was notified that I did not get the job.
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Recent Examples of notify
At this point, Stage 32 was notified and contacted both the FBI and Action Fraud.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Haggard said the city and OPD have been notified of the coming lawsuit, which is expected to be filed later this month.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
After getting the letter notifying her of her home's new assessment, Blackmarr called city authorities to warn them that increases were hitting senior citizens hard.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Popular Reads Top White House economic adviser expects Trump and Xi to talk this week
Jun 1, 8:53 AM
State Department notifies Congress of reorganization plan with bigger cuts to programs and staff
May 29, 10:57 AM
WFP's Cindy McCain: Gaza could be 'a humanitarian catastrophe ...
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Haggard said the city and OPD have been notified of the coming lawsuit, which is expected to be filed later this month.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
After getting the letter notifying her of her home's new assessment, Blackmarr called city authorities to warn them that increases were hitting senior citizens hard.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Popular Reads Top White House economic adviser expects Trump and Xi to talk this week
Jun 1, 8:53 AM
State Department notifies Congress of reorganization plan with bigger cuts to programs and staff
May 29, 10:57 AM
WFP's Cindy McCain: Gaza could be 'a humanitarian catastrophe ...
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notify
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Attendees had been informed of the location just 48 hours in advance.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Detainees were not informed of their destination, with many fearing they were being deported, according to Jerez-Robles' family.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Whether ships will sail from homeports during storms, the cruise company advises guests and future cruisers to opt-in to text alerts to get messages regarding on schedule changes.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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First, start with shattering functional silos, the researchers advise.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notify. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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