forewarning
noun
fore·warn·ing
fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ 
1
: a warning given in advance
2
: the state of being warned in advance
Examples of forewarning in a Sentence
heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough
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Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: Consumers appreciate transparency and forewarning.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Fast-food forewarning: McDonald’s reported lackluster quarterly earnings Thursday morning, posting its steepest U.S. same-store sales decline since the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Barnard, a college affiliated with Columbia, however, sent no forewarning to its community, according to several staff members CNN spoke with.
—Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Clarity and forewarning will reduce anxiety among our guests and help eliminate concern over arbitrary enforcement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Fast-food forewarning: McDonald’s reported lackluster quarterly earnings Thursday morning, posting its steepest U.S. same-store sales decline since the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Barnard, a college affiliated with Columbia, however, sent no forewarning to its community, according to several staff members CNN spoke with.
—Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Clarity and forewarning will reduce anxiety among our guests and help eliminate concern over arbitrary enforcement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forewarning
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“Forewarning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarning. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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