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clauses

NOUN

provision in document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article paragraph passage provision requirement section specification stipulation

STRONG

catch chapter codicil condition heading item joker kicker limitation part point proviso rider ultimatum

WEAK

fine print small print string attached to something

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

Example Sentences

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"Our intention was first to draft a memorandum of understanding, a kind of framework agreement composed of 14 clauses," he said on state television.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Glass Lewis said in its benchmark advisory policy that such “forum selection clauses are not in shareholders’ best interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"Some players will have relegation clauses, which usually are no more than 25%, so the total wage bill will decrease significantly."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Kahyaoglu wrote that a potential United and American merger would result in the largest U.S. airline and face regulatory hurdles in the form of likely forced divestitures and flight crew scope clauses.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Several clauses are joined or embedded in a sentence; several sentences make up a paragraph; several paragraphs make up a section, several sections a chapter, several chapters a book.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker