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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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Newman isn’t a fan of infidelity clauses that require a spouse to pay up if they have an affair, since cheating can be tough to prove in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

Winkleman added that cruise lines typically have a long list of clauses in their passenger contracts that address any number of scenarios, from changing itineraries with little notice to, yes, imposing a fuel surcharge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Opening day, to me, is nothing about clauses in a contract,” Aitken said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The choice between that and which, according to the rule, is simple: nonrestrictive relative clauses take which; restrictive relative clauses take that.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker