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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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The Fed may also need to maintain more flexibility in its forward guidance, such as using opt out clauses, according to Forbes.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The current draft of the memorandum of understanding lacks binding clauses on Iran’s nuclear file, the mediators and Iranian state media said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Another concerns so-called "sunrise" and "sunset" clauses under which the EU side of the accord would kick in once the United States makes fully good on its pledges, and would expire unless renewed in 2028.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Those players had clauses that reduced their wages upon relegation, but Leicester have still had several of the highest-paid players in the Championship this season.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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