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as in waiver
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege
one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings
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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the intelligence agency's pro forma disclaimer of any involvement in the assassination plot
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Recent Examples of disclaimer
The warnings cited in the FIDO documents read like funny disclaimers, listing numerous conditions and assumptions before concluding that passkeys can be used securely.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
With that disclaimer in place, my involvement has been light.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Now for the standard disclaimers: This is based on only one preseason game for each of them and isn’t necessarily indicative of long-term results.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The antecedent one insider provides: When camcorders first emerged in the early 1980s, studios responded to new piracy threats by slapping on disclaimers warning of criminal prosecution if users went to the theater to videotape their movies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
With that disclaimer in place, my involvement has been light.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Now for the standard disclaimers: This is based on only one preseason game for each of them and isn’t necessarily indicative of long-term results.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The antecedent one insider provides: When camcorders first emerged in the early 1980s, studios responded to new piracy threats by slapping on disclaimers warning of criminal prosecution if users went to the theater to videotape their movies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaimer
Noun
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Was a waiver granted to allow for the transfer?—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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These licensing waivers are lawful in themselves, but Drake’s lawsuit claims they were weaponized for competitive advantage, raising questions about transparency, favoritism and whether artists outside the major label system can ever truly compete on equal footing.—
Jared Brenner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Protecting your own mental state is not avoidance or denial.—
Annie Margaret,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then an Alabama woman whose pig kidney lasted 130 days before rejection prompted its removal, sending her back to dialysis, helped researchers shift to not-as-sick patients.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Disclaimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaimer. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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