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provisos

noun

variants also provisoes
plural of proviso
as in provisions
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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  1. provisions
  2. conditions
  3. requirements
Noun
  • The spokesman did not disclose whether Saudi Arabia had requested additional Pakistani troops or air-defense systems, and the full operational provisions of the defense agreements have not been made public.
    — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions.
    — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of provisions
Noun
  • Thoughts of suicide can touch anyone, regardless of age, background or circumstance, and they’re often tied to mental health conditions that go unrecognized or untreated.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Mercedes says Wagner will travel through around 30 countries on five continents while putting battery-electric truck technology through real-world conditions well beyond familiar European freight routes.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • The project is designed to improve reliability, reduce maintenance requirements, enhance worker safety, and extend the facility’s operational life.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Anera — a humanitarian aid group working in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan — noted its donation also came with no requirements for how to use the money.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of requirements
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“Provisos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisos. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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