as in warning
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something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something
Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.
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Recent Examples of caveat
While food at the Mensch’s in Evanston location isn’t kosher because pork products are sold there, Kogan said the Glencoe Mensch’s will be kosher in style, with the caveat that the food is not blessed by a rabbi.
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Experts said that the methods used were not unusual for studies that model global disease, but that such studies come with caveats.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
Harry gets off the phone, tells Seraphina that Jaime has accepted the terms, but doesn't share the rat caveat.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
But the company shared those plans with a long caveat, part of which focused on the ongoing requirements from California oversight agencies.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Experts said that the methods used were not unusual for studies that model global disease, but that such studies come with caveats.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
Harry gets off the phone, tells Seraphina that Jaime has accepted the terms, but doesn't share the rat caveat.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
But the company shared those plans with a long caveat, part of which focused on the ongoing requirements from California oversight agencies.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveat
Noun
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The orders were later reduced to warnings, and the last of the warnings was lifted about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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If passed into law, the bill would require warnings on the ATMs before the user could do a transaction.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The club is exercising extreme caution with the 24-year-old Mauricio.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Out of an abundance of caution, Hormel Foods is voluntarily recalling 17,080 cases of a single code date of 20 oz.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Caveat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveat. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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