as in warnings
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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 caveats
The data comes with caveats – Anthropic published its findings but did not release the full data behind them – including how many professors were in the analysis.
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Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The Intel chips here (Arrow Lake-H, Lunar Lake), the Apple M4, and the AMD Ryzen AI 375 were well behind the X2 Elite Extreme reference laptop, which also bodes well for the Qualcomm offering, but bear in mind a few possible caveats.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Here’s what seltzer water is, what other caveats to be mindful of and why moderation is still key.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
For a start, actually going to a game comes with a toilet-roll-long list of caveats.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Again, the study has some caveats.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The merger would also likely create questions surrounding the potential leadership amongst the multiple long-standing executives of these corporations, with caveats to the bid anticipated to protect the interests and jobs of WBD leaders.
—Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Bough’s order came with a few caveats, however.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
That may sound like a lot of caveats, but the list is still pretty thorough and wide-ranging.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The Intel chips here (Arrow Lake-H, Lunar Lake), the Apple M4, and the AMD Ryzen AI 375 were well behind the X2 Elite Extreme reference laptop, which also bodes well for the Qualcomm offering, but bear in mind a few possible caveats.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Here’s what seltzer water is, what other caveats to be mindful of and why moderation is still key.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
For a start, actually going to a game comes with a toilet-roll-long list of caveats.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Again, the study has some caveats.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The merger would also likely create questions surrounding the potential leadership amongst the multiple long-standing executives of these corporations, with caveats to the bid anticipated to protect the interests and jobs of WBD leaders.
—Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Bough’s order came with a few caveats, however.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
That may sound like a lot of caveats, but the list is still pretty thorough and wide-ranging.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caveats
Noun
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The law lowers daily transaction minimums, increases warnings on the kiosks, requires transaction receipts and requires Bitcoin ATM operators to issue refunds to victims of fraud, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rowley said that if Defend Our Juries did not heed warnings to delay or cancel the protest, the group should be aware that its activities would be met with police response.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But for the ranchers, such cautions are not reassuring.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There are a number of cautions, though.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Caveats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveats. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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