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as in waivers
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 denials
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 disclaimers
Repeated over-explaning primes you to experience your own thoughts as potentially problematic, requiring constant disclaimers rather than confident expression.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
These disclaimers satisfy a legal loophole that allows drug compounds to be sold for lab research but not for human use.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
When a synagogue is attacked, or a Jewish museum, or a school, some still search for nuance and disclaimers.
—Jay Rosenzweig, Time, 14 Dec. 2025
Though neutral on the bill, Green said IPRS would want to ensure there were proper disclaimers about volatility.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Those disclaimers aside, the tape action itself has been reassuring and largely in keeping with how stocks have behaved in the months following 15%-or-greater corrections such as the S & P 500 suffered from February into April.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
And, even though leading police technology companies like Axon recommend such disclaimers be included in their reports, they are not required.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet when asked legal questions, most chatbots will respond and provide legal advice without any warnings beyond ever-present, fine-print disclaimers noting that generative AI answers may not be accurate.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2011, both NFL and NBA players were in labor disputes with their leagues and used disclaimers of interest to sue those leagues on antitrust grounds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
These disclaimers satisfy a legal loophole that allows drug compounds to be sold for lab research but not for human use.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
When a synagogue is attacked, or a Jewish museum, or a school, some still search for nuance and disclaimers.
—Jay Rosenzweig, Time, 14 Dec. 2025
Though neutral on the bill, Green said IPRS would want to ensure there were proper disclaimers about volatility.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Those disclaimers aside, the tape action itself has been reassuring and largely in keeping with how stocks have behaved in the months following 15%-or-greater corrections such as the S & P 500 suffered from February into April.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
And, even though leading police technology companies like Axon recommend such disclaimers be included in their reports, they are not required.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet when asked legal questions, most chatbots will respond and provide legal advice without any warnings beyond ever-present, fine-print disclaimers noting that generative AI answers may not be accurate.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2011, both NFL and NBA players were in labor disputes with their leagues and used disclaimers of interest to sue those leagues on antitrust grounds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaimers
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The order echoes the administration’s January 2025 action, which blamed California’s environmental and water‑management policies for intensifying wildfires and authorized federal agencies to override state water restrictions and accelerate environmental waivers.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most school districts that cancel classes for weather conditions don't need to make them up later because of waivers from the Texas Education Agency.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Social Security Administration’s sudden reversal of its earlier denials about DOGE’s rampage through its most sensitive records rattled Social Security advocacy groups.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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While there are allegations that surveillance cameras operated by such retail partners as Flock Safety are being use to assist ICE raids as some activist investors charge, retailers should assert this electronic collaborating is not true—consistent with denials by Flock Safety.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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At least seven grand jury rejections have occurred across five different cases since the administration’s crime and security surge crackdown began in August.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Extraordinary rejections Granted, all these grand juries were in liberal jurisdictions, but their rejections of prosecutors’ claims are still striking, since indictments are usually notoriously easy to secure.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Disclaimers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaimers. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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