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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clauses

Here is a modest proposal: Lincoln Riley and Jim Harbaugh waive their buyout clauses and swap jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Premier League added new clauses to its regulations to set time frames around disciplinary processes and appeals in the summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Although contracted until the end of 2028, it was widely known there were performance-related clauses in his contract that allowed him to leave, and McLaren courted him in the summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

If I were a member of Congress, I could introduce a bill with two clauses: one a statement supporting America’s moms, and another forcing everyone to eat kale.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Let’s have no clauses at all beyond the basic rules of interference and see what happens,” Hector says.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern