wared

verb

past tense of ware
as in noticed
to be cautious of or on guard against a hunter yelling to his dog, "Ware the porcupine!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wared
  1. noticed
  2. watched
  3. minded
  4. saw
Verb
  • With the Maumelle High School football team split into position groups during practice, a player noticed there was movement inside his helmet.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman apparently noticed the surveillance camera, and ripped it off the shelf.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticed
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Salaun, the WNBA’s frontrunner for Sixth Player of the Year, watched the game in street clothes after being ruled out with right knee soreness.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Only a few watched long enough and with sufficient patience to be rewarded with a full view of the brilliant spectacle.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of watched
Verb
  • That said, Hudnut wouldn’t have minded just a little more prep time.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • Not that Stevenson minded, by the way, meeting questions about his butterfingers head-on every time he was asked.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of minded
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
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