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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
despite my reservations, we hired the young teen as a babysitter
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2
as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
gave us his approval without any reservations
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Recent Examples of reservation
Explore Frog Bay Tribal National Park The nation’s first tribal national park sits just beyond Bayfield, on the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
Joining them at their weekly closed-door party meeting, Mr. Trump pushed Republicans to drop their reservations about the legislation and embrace the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which leaders hope to bring to a vote by the end of the week.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Lunch reservations are due to member Adella Gray at (479) 841-5266 or email adellag@cox.net.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Contact your local Eddie Merlot’s for details and reservations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
Joining them at their weekly closed-door party meeting, Mr. Trump pushed Republicans to drop their reservations about the legislation and embrace the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which leaders hope to bring to a vote by the end of the week.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Lunch reservations are due to member Adella Gray at (479) 841-5266 or email adellag@cox.net.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Contact your local Eddie Merlot’s for details and reservations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservation
Noun
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There is no doubt that not having to play the next day has its benefits.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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For subsumed within Lincoln’s willingness to accept the Chicago nomination was knowledge — perhaps without a doubt — of what actions by states were to come and what actions were morally right for the government to pursue.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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For now, the massive bill extends most individual tax provisions of the TCJA, including its higher standard deduction and child tax credit and lower tax rates for many.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Because those provisions are set to expire at the end of 2025, about 6 in 10 filers would face a tax increase in 2026 without an extension of the law, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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The idea that some demonstrators were being compensated sparked wider skepticism.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
20 May 2025
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Ziff, in spite of some family skepticism toward Margouleff and his scheme, agreed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Apart from those violations, the CPSC says the swings also fail to meet mandatory warning requirements required to inform parents of the risks of death or serious injury to infants.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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On May 13, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendment to tobacco retailer location requirements and voted 6-0 in favor of the change.—
Randal Seyler,
Arkansas Online,
21 May 2025
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Though suspicions had long surrounded Steven Pankey — a local man with ties to her church who later ran twice for the governor of Idaho — he wasn’t arrested until 2020.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Murderbot's newfound free will leads to odd behavior sparking suspicion from the PreservationAux team.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The offering is subject to market and other conditions.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Even though those scales adversely impact new players, new players are still subject to the conditions negotiated by their union with the league.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
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The Tipperary, Ireland, native wants to make the most of this historic run that coincides with an ongoing wave of economic uncertainty.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
21 May 2025
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With economic uncertainties looming, marketers must embrace a mindset of doing more with less.—
Kelly Starman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Leitch apportioned blame on the basis that McDougall had ignored stipulations in the contract by using shorter length joists and substituting red pine for weaker yellow pine.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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As well as the six-figure quote, there were stipulations such as business-class flights and preapproved hotels.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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“Reservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservation. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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