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as in specifying
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as in insisting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipulating
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Include your name, phone number and email address specifying February Writing Workshop.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sources, though, told the newspaper that talks have stalled, with Afghan officials insisting that the Americans release Muhammad Rahim, the last Afghan inmate held at Guantánamo Bay, in any deal.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lavey cited a probable cause document stating the boy’s weight dropped from 80 pounds in November 2024 to 56 pounds at the time of his death, with roughly 15% of that loss occurring in the final five weeks of his life.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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The former directors also criticized Saintremy’s reprimands from the city, stating a key function of her role is to promote events at the cultural center and that means speaking with media.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Cooperation will remain the defining test.—
Vaishali Nigam Sinha,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Hollywood, where perception is everything, that narrative risks defining him permanently.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This lets users keep their main work open while asking Gemini to summarize content, compare products, or organize information from multiple sites at the same time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 2013, David Kidd and Emanuele Castano shifted the research goal posts by asking if reading literary fiction (as opposed to non-fiction, popular fiction, or no reading) correlated with higher scores on what’s known as theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Regardless of the format, three concerns have consistently emerged as critical to ensuring the long-term health of the domestic economy and solving the affordability problem.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Sweetcrispy Full-length Gold Mirror No hotel room is complete without a full-length mirror, and for more than just ensuring your outfit of the day is on point.—
Brittney Morgan,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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Bowe, who still holds the world record in the 1,000 m and also qualified in the 1,500 m for Beijing, decided to give up her 500-m spot, assuring Jackson would race at the Olympics.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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After October 7th, Bacha’s focus shifted, for a time, to her Just Vision colleagues in Gaza and insuring their safety.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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And because Western insurers are forbidden from insuring them, tankers often operate with dubious Russian insurance, or no insurance at all.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Stipulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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