as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras
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Recent Examples of proviso
When other volunteers suggested launching the Instagram account, Wirtenberger said only on the proviso the sisters gave their express permission.
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Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On the urging of Roman Polanski, Paul Morrissey (the manager of Andy Warhol’s renowned art studio The Factory) decided to make a horror film in 3-D, funded by an Italian producer on the proviso that Morrissey make two of them.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The deal struck between Baltimore County Public Schools and the Teachers Association of Baltimore County included a proviso giving teachers the day before Thanksgiving as a half remote professional development day and half mental health day, effectively giving them a half-day off.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
The only proviso is that the company be able to take over control of the car remotely, a technology that is now emerging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
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Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On the urging of Roman Polanski, Paul Morrissey (the manager of Andy Warhol’s renowned art studio The Factory) decided to make a horror film in 3-D, funded by an Italian producer on the proviso that Morrissey make two of them.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The deal struck between Baltimore County Public Schools and the Teachers Association of Baltimore County included a proviso giving teachers the day before Thanksgiving as a half remote professional development day and half mental health day, effectively giving them a half-day off.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
The only proviso is that the company be able to take over control of the car remotely, a technology that is now emerging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proviso
Noun
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Republican lawmakers also passed a spending package last year — enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that included provisions expected to reduce ACA enrollment and was cited among factors fueling higher premiums this year.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of the state law in a 117-page ruling on Friday.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Those could be explicit requirements for a map to appear to be fair by certain statistical measures of partisanship.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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But the price was worth it for Bischofberger, who persuaded Warhol to give him right of first refusal for his art, a stipulation that the artist upheld until his death in 1987.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Google removed the stipulation that its on-device AI model would not send data to Google’s servers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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What isn’t debatable is that their blend of talent, experience and mental fortitude left them uniquely positioned to thrive under such tense conditions.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The system dynamically reroutes mission plans, responds to unexpected battlefield conditions, avoids obstacles, and executes tasks in environments where communications may be degraded.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Proviso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proviso. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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