Show and Warning

Show

Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.

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Warning and show are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warning" instead a noun "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

Warning noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Show and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a noun "Warning".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

old	old show	old warning
good	good show	good warning
full	full show	full warning
special	special show	special warning
Other adjectives: long, similar, normal, short, standard, original, proper, single, real, serious, little, early, classic, last, earlier, previous.

Firefly: It's never confirmed directly in the show, but a flashback show's Simon's father warning him that if he gets himself in trouble with the law over this ridiculous notion of his about his sister being in trouble at the prestigious Blue Sun Academy, he's on his own.

Source: I Have No Son / Live-Action TV
Season 5 has been gleefully killing off any recurring character who hasn't already been killed off or written off the show in the previous four seasons, often without warning.

Source: Anyone Can Die / Live-Action TV
A variant can occur when characters are viewing a Show Within a Show, and one character delivers a warning to the other.

Source: Snicket Warning Label

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