NOTIFIES Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

notifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of notify

as in informs

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 notifies The school then notifies the borough safety director and Project Open Arms, a citywide initiative responding to new immigrant students and their families. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026 For example, Maricopa County (where their property is) offers a free Title Alert service that notifies residents when documents are recorded under their name or business. — Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The permit allows any use across Clark County and extends to the entire state of Nevada if Tesla notifies the commission of expansion plans in advance. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 The Monetary Authority of Singapore added the platform to its Investor Alert List in June, which publicly notifies people that an entity is neither licensed nor authorized in the city-state. — Anniek Bao,jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026 So, his company has turned instead to an app, Zello, run by a private company, which notifies locals of Russian drones flying nearby. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Fraud protection PocketGuard uses an algorithm that notifies customers if there’s an unusual charge or the app suspects theft. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The Bureau of Prisons has a drone alert system that notifies prison staff when a drone is nearby, according to court documents. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 June 2026 The first step is typically a summons and complaint, which notifies you that legal action has been initiated. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 June 2026

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That philosophy informs Piano’s approach to projects that cross national borders.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
The same sort of relaxed approach also informs Mascis’ gear choices.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

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Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian military analyst who advises Zelensky on weapons technologies, said an operational Rassvet system would create an imbalance in the adversaries’ capabilities.

— Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Littley likewise advises following the package or recipe directions for the specific rice.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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