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also alarums
as in warnings
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
in a daring midnight ride Paul Revere gave the alarm that British troops were approaching
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as in scares
to strike with fear
I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch
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as in worries
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel
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“Alarms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarms. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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