as in warns
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
the doctor cautioned that I should still be careful using my sprained wrist for the next several days
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as in wonders
something extraordinary or surprising
how she manages to drive her car without destroying the neighborhood is a caution
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as in warnings
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
this is just a caution that the following paragraph practically gives away the entire plot of the movie
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as in advice
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
we heeded the police officer's caution about the road ahead
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as in precautions
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
the standard caution of donning surgical gloves before performing any kind of dental work
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Recent Examples of cautions
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
But Miss Manners cautions you not to test your neighbors’ limits.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Globes’ history cautions against simple cause-and-effect forecasting, but momentum does matter — and both films gained it in different ways.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Vera cautions that reactivating Venezuela’s economic growth will be a medium- to-long-term task, but that when the feeling of political change is real, everything flows better, and the feeling of opportunity in the country is real right now.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Age appropriateness matters, Gobet cautions.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
But interior designer Brittny Button cautions that gray can be tricky in most spaces.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
Even so, Lazar cautions that isolated slopes could still produce large and dangerous avalanches.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Winfrey cautions that those who start the medication need to edge into the journey slowly to avoid any major side effects.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But aspiring for fame alone, Green cautions, isn’t a strategy.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
But for the ranchers, such cautions are not reassuring.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There are a number of cautions, though.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
To try and cope with this misperception, the law seeks to ensure that appropriate cautions and warnings are displayed to users.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
As the table below shows, the number of cautions for dissent rose sharply — but referees were most trigger-happy in a season’s early stages.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Beware of common pitfalls that might offend your friend, Juarez cautions, like glibly telling them that time heals all wounds.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
His home hardening efforts include installing sprinklers with fire tracking software, despite FEMA's cautions.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Keldsen, the Greenland Business Association executive, cautions US officials risk damaging the relationship with the local population.
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Consumers are also cautions and are very deliberate and thoughtful about their spending.
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But a leading space cybersecurity researcher warns that many such attacks have previously gone unnoticed and that sensitive data including email credentials of ESA, and also NASA, employees are frequently offered for sale on dark web forums.—
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Ignoring the corrosion at the base can make loosening attempts ineffective and lead to breakage, Mansfield warns.—
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It’s worked wonders on my dry skin and dark circles, especially when combined with a thick moisturizer and eye cream.—
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Using a mild dish soap and water solution will work wonders.—
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Currently, gourmands with celiac disease or with food allergies wanting to dine out are reliant on accurate menus listings or verbal warnings from staff to discern which dishes are safe.—
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For the first 60 days, drivers caught speeding by the cameras will receive warnings.—
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Cold conditions may damage or kill sensitive crops, plants, and vegetation if appropriate precautions are not taken.—
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Both agree more safety precautions need to be in place after what happened to Kearns.—
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The technology uses sound to detect gunfire and alerts police departments to the area of that sound.—
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The robot immediately knows where it was injured and alerts its owner.—
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Among the many miracles my mom pulled off throughout my childhood was fixing us a hot breakfast nearly every morning, school days included.—
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Last December, Yvette Olazar, a 33-year-old mom of three, had a hunch that her daughter Natalie, who was in 6th grade, had stopped believing in magical elves and Christmas miracles.—
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For a similar look, Graciano advises asking for a shape-first haircut, done dry or curl by curl.—
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Yost advises homeowners to extend their downspouts at least 6 to 10 feet from the home's foundation to prevent basement leaks.—
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One of the town's marvels is the four-mile-long Corinth Canal, a civil engineering project that began as an idea in ancient times but was not completed until the 19th century.—
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But these seven couples made their wedding celebrations truly unforgettable by tying the knot at world-famous sites, from ancient settings to modern marvels.—
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“Cautions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cautions. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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