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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
With more than $315 million in ad spending and reservations, the race is already the most expensive governor’s race on record in any state, according to an analysis conducted by the media tracking firm AdImpact.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Interviews with 12 current and former CBS News staffers, from producers to executives, suggest great reservations and suspicions remain about Weiss' judgment and her ability to handle the prominent and even famous journalists on whom her division relies.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026
Around metro Atlanta, airport reservations for private jets are not at the level officials were planning for.
—Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Ask about outside food rules before packing a cooler, and check whether reservations are required for tastings, fire pits or picnic spaces — especially in peak season.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
And some Republicans continued to express reservations Tuesday that the fund could be resurrected despite Blanche's assurances.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Yet members of both parties have reservations about working with industry at all.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The hotel recently welcomed Aviv Restaurant by James Beard Award–winning chef Michael Solomonov and restaurateur Steve Cook (best known for Philadelphia’s iconic Zahav and Brooklyn’s trendy Laser Wolf); open as of March 2025, with reservations available here).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Over the course of the press call, other critics of the deal — journalists Kara Swisher, Jim Acosta and Katie Phang — also aired their reservations.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Interviews with 12 current and former CBS News staffers, from producers to executives, suggest great reservations and suspicions remain about Weiss' judgment and her ability to handle the prominent and even famous journalists on whom her division relies.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026
Around metro Atlanta, airport reservations for private jets are not at the level officials were planning for.
—Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Ask about outside food rules before packing a cooler, and check whether reservations are required for tastings, fire pits or picnic spaces — especially in peak season.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
And some Republicans continued to express reservations Tuesday that the fund could be resurrected despite Blanche's assurances.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Yet members of both parties have reservations about working with industry at all.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The hotel recently welcomed Aviv Restaurant by James Beard Award–winning chef Michael Solomonov and restaurateur Steve Cook (best known for Philadelphia’s iconic Zahav and Brooklyn’s trendy Laser Wolf); open as of March 2025, with reservations available here).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Over the course of the press call, other critics of the deal — journalists Kara Swisher, Jim Acosta and Katie Phang — also aired their reservations.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservations
Noun
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Major technological revolutions often prompt doubts about whether existing economic measures can keep up.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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While Toregem wants to bring its treatment to market by 2030, experts have some lingering doubts whether the approach can actually work in humans.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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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
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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
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Interviews with 12 current and former CBS News staffers, from producers to executives, suggest great reservations and suspicions remain about Weiss' judgment and her ability to handle the prominent and even famous journalists on whom her division relies.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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The behavior raised suspicions that the business was serving another purpose.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Bessent’s team will assess conditions in Gulf countries and request estimates of the cost of repairing damage inflicted by Iran since the start of the conflict.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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According to experts, travel creates the perfect conditions for tight bonds.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Makary drew criticism last year after the agency imposed stricter requirements on who could get Covid shots.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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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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“Reservations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservations. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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