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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
Making reservations is Cindy’s superpower.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The lobby doubles as a bar, the dining room ranks among London’s toughest reservations, and the suites offer a calm retreat above the fray.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Arkansas Hospitality Association could not be reached for comment regarding hotel reservations.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty to prepare for the massive operation, despite the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir repeatedly voicing reservations about the decision to take over Gaza City after almost two years of fighting.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The concept will occupy the former Charleston Grill space and reservations are available through Resy starting September 2.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Data from OpenTable show a drop in dining reservations for all of Los Angeles were down from June 7th through the 21st by 3% year on year.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The Sylvias have expressed some reservations about how cavalier Boy Kavalier has been toward the hybrids’ mental and physical health.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Alternatively, there are two campgrounds in the area, and campsite reservations can be made online.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The lobby doubles as a bar, the dining room ranks among London’s toughest reservations, and the suites offer a calm retreat above the fray.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Arkansas Hospitality Association could not be reached for comment regarding hotel reservations.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty to prepare for the massive operation, despite the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir repeatedly voicing reservations about the decision to take over Gaza City after almost two years of fighting.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The concept will occupy the former Charleston Grill space and reservations are available through Resy starting September 2.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Data from OpenTable show a drop in dining reservations for all of Los Angeles were down from June 7th through the 21st by 3% year on year.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The Sylvias have expressed some reservations about how cavalier Boy Kavalier has been toward the hybrids’ mental and physical health.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Alternatively, there are two campgrounds in the area, and campsite reservations can be made online.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservations
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McConaughey may have had doubts at first, but Greengrass felt the actor was the only big star who could believably play a man hustling to stay afloat and keep his family together.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Former Defense officials also had their doubts.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The draft form doesn’t apply for 2025, although the provisions on tips and overtime pay apply.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Special provisions are available for individuals who become ill or disabled after filing an initial claim.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, a recent serial killing using the same methods as Dexter’s Bay Harbor Butcher raises the suspicions of Dexter’s former Miami Metro PD colleague, Angel Batista (David Zayas) and a pair of NYC detectives (Kadia Saraf and Dominic Fumusa).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Roger Hird, Burnsville Pistol & Rifle Range owner, said Dyrdahl didn’t raise suspicions to him.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then there’s Reform California, DeMaio’s group, which is preparing to mail out 250,000 petitions for a ballot measure to tighten voter ID requirements in the state.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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These plants are adapted to the specific soils, climate and other local conditions of their region and support the local food web, providing habitat for native wildlife, pollinators and insects.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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These conditions make travel difficult.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Reservations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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