stipulates

Definition of stipulatesnext
present tense third-person singular of stipulate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • And the amendment specifies that the bill would only apply to convictions that occur beginning July 1, 2026.
    Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The constitution of the British Indian Ocean Territory specifies that no one has a right of abode on the islands.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The government insists the case has nothing to do with a free press, saying the defendants used news reporting as a pretext for years to commit acts that harmed China and Hong Kong.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • New Yorkers react to plan Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani insists reducing inspections will not compromise safety.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Across all nine episodes, Malone’s soundtrack threads together the romance, friction, and tragedy that defines the story of one of the 1990s’ most talked-about couples.
    Riann Phillip, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That foundation becomes the constraint that defines what can be scaled and what cannot.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Cooking beans low and slow with bacon ensures full flavor with few ingredients and not much hands-on time.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Before the nail-guns and hammers go to work, Stephanie Martinez ensures safety comes first.
    Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The man said Badger would supply him with drugs and hotel rooms, and the man would pay Badger once his Veteran’s Administration monthly $7,000 check reached his bank account, the report states.
    David Goodhue March 10, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The epidemic of gerrymandering has spread from Texas to California to states all across the country.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If these pipeline projects are revivified, Takaro assures me, a new resistance movement, led primarily by Indigenous organizers, is almost certain to spring up once again to combat them.
    Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Though Charley assures her that their friendship is fine, Salley says that their friendship is not fine and that she’s being lied to.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lo admits that working with Hodgson affirms his own masochism.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The ruling affirms a similar finding by a district court judge, which means the board’s decision to dismiss Van Pelt’s complaint is reversed and the matter is now remanded back to the board for further proceedings.
    Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An unusual and lengthy dispute, professor says Underwood is one of tens of thousands of patients left navigating the fallout between the Broward hospitals and Florida Blue, which insures about a third of the state’s population and has a strong presence in South Florida.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Kaiser is a nonprofit organization that both insures people and treats them.
    Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Stipulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulates. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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