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as in doubts
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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as in provisions
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 reservations
Snorkel in subterranean rivers, swim with dolphins (for an extra fee, with reservations), duck at the sound of macaws screeching overhead, wander through a Day of the Dead display, and swing in a hammock beside a turquoise cove.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Smokey Bones’ website no longer featured a map of its locations and attempts to place online orders or book reservations led to an blank page.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, a new Travel Mode feature positions the app as a pocket concierge in unfamiliar cities, surfacing local recommendations, popular attractions, and OpenTable reservations directly in the app.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
The canal offers options such as last-minute reservations and an auction mechanism for vessels that don’t book in advance.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Mother’s Day, on May 10, is quickly approaching, and reservations at seats across Baltimore and beyond are already starting to fill up.
—Jane Godiner, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
The newer Rise location on the Keller-Southlake border still has reservations available on Mother’s Day.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
With World Cup crowds expected, reservations are a smart move, especially on match days and weekends.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, Uber unveiled a new robotaxi intent on taking on Waymo, acquired parking platform SpotHero to add in-app parking reservations, and announced Uber Air, a partnership with Joby Aviation to bring all-electric air taxi service to users.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Smokey Bones’ website no longer featured a map of its locations and attempts to place online orders or book reservations led to an blank page.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, a new Travel Mode feature positions the app as a pocket concierge in unfamiliar cities, surfacing local recommendations, popular attractions, and OpenTable reservations directly in the app.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
The canal offers options such as last-minute reservations and an auction mechanism for vessels that don’t book in advance.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Mother’s Day, on May 10, is quickly approaching, and reservations at seats across Baltimore and beyond are already starting to fill up.
—Jane Godiner, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
The newer Rise location on the Keller-Southlake border still has reservations available on Mother’s Day.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
With World Cup crowds expected, reservations are a smart move, especially on match days and weekends.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, Uber unveiled a new robotaxi intent on taking on Waymo, acquired parking platform SpotHero to add in-app parking reservations, and announced Uber Air, a partnership with Joby Aviation to bring all-electric air taxi service to users.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservations
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And his exculpatory claim that parking fee revenues benefit the park raises doubts.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Any celebration of journalism takes place as doubts about its future fester.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but principals described them as versions of a classic revenue-sharing arrangement, with additional provisions for promotion.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Housing advocates and lawmakers were concerned about provisions that would have required wider access roads for fire trucks, allowed local fire officials to decide which side of the building should be adjacent to an access road and limited developments to sites located closer to access roads.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The incident has raised suspicions here of a much broader involvement in Mexico by the CIA, an agency long assailed in Latin America because of its decades-long involvement in coups, assassination attempts and other undercover actions.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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All suspicions that EMi would be Madrid’s hottest opening of the year were confirmed as soon as doors opened last summer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both would be requirements in any potential fullback selection.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Under the Clean Slate Act, HB 1836, the state now has until 2029 to create, test and launch systems to automate the sealing of eligible low-level, nonviolent criminal records after an individual meets all requirements and remains crime-free for a sustained period.—
Brian Fabes,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Reservations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservations. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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