provisos

variants also provisoes
Definition of provisosnext
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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Noun
  • But those agreements include provisions that allow prices to be adjusted if the market shifts, limiting the department's ability to fully insulate itself from sustained increases.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • That rule bars provisions in bills that are deemed to be extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • High-stakes save Boston Fire Department firefighters saved a crane operator stuck in his cab at Conley Terminal in South Boston Saturday, despite the dangerous weather conditions.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The journey to this point began almost a century ago and hundreds of miles away in China, when Mao Zedong reshaped Marxist–Leninist theory to fit the pre-industrial conditions of his country.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Makary drew criticism last year after the agency imposed stricter requirements on who could get Covid shots.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026
  • But only service members who are not overweight and fit certain height and weight requirements can attend, according to a screenshot of a Pentagon memo shared to a military Facebook group and a person familiar with the matter.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“Provisos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisos. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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