as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
he's ware of the dangers that await him in the Antarctic
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as in to notice
to be cautious of or on guard against
a hunter yelling to his dog, "Ware the porcupine!"
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as in commodity
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Recent Examples of ware
Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
With this doll, Ariel can transform from mermaid tail to human waring a dress with just a push of a button (in her shell necklace).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The most popular platforms are saying the quiet part out loud—that there is no deeply meaningful justification for their digital wares—and their users seem to understand and accept this new agreement.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Keiko Masumoto’s vessels best represent the beauty of the exhibition by combining the 12th century practice of Shigaraki ware with Pokémon — for example, Charizard pokes its limbs out of a traditional ceramic jar.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
With this doll, Ariel can transform from mermaid tail to human waring a dress with just a push of a button (in her shell necklace).
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
Noun
The parlor, now the living room, was once again invaded by wares, thanks to the commercials that aired on yet another new device, the television.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The most popular platforms are saying the quiet part out loud—that there is no deeply meaningful justification for their digital wares—and their users seem to understand and accept this new agreement.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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Steve Downing, the general manager for Telemundo Kansas City, said in an email on Friday that the station was aware that an arrest had been made in connection with Mr. Manzano’s death.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Liberty Police Department was aware of the ICE operation by late Friday afternoon, but department spokesperson Capt. Matt Kellogg was unable to confirm whether the federal agency had notified the local agency before or after the raid.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And Wall Street noticed, sending shares of the company up 24 percent to $12.38 on Monday.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to the judgment, Woodward-Fisher’s wife had noticed a problem with clothes moths (Tineola Bisselliella) in early 2018 after new insulation was installed as part of major building works.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The graves, including those of warriors, contained pottery and rare organic artifacts like a quiver.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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There were very few exceptions, including the great midden deposit in Bintan, as well as a few shards of pottery and stone tools found in an open site that are probably only a few thousand years old.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the entrance to the gallery is a two-digital panel work modeled after Christie’s screens that appear at auction; on the screens play live valuations of various commodities with the design language and text mimicking that of the auction house.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her Wall of Barely Used China Plates There’s fine china for eating, pulled out for special occasions and holidays, and then there’s fine china for the kitchen and dining room walls.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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The bath towels were packed in a sturdy box with packaging paper like Grandma’s fine china.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dream, a cosmic being who oversees the domain of dreams.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Plants are ancient migrants, strange beings, with cellular bodies.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The doc tells the story of porcelain artists whose lives are turned upside down by the terrors of the war in Ukraine.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Also on the list were garments, porcelain goods such as toilets and bath tubs, as well as refrigerators and dish washers.—
Matina Stevis-Gridneff,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last month, trade organization People For Bikes expressed concern about 25% tariffs issued for Canadian and Mexican goods, as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese goods.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Within hours of Trump’s Saturday order, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit back with tit-for-tat retaliatory 25% tariffs on American goods.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Ware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ware. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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