STIPULATING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

stipulating

verb

present participle of stipulate

as in specifying

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as in insisting

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Verb

One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In addition to specifying what an agent is allowed to access, organizations need to be equally explicit about what the agent is expected to accomplish, where autonomous decision-making is appropriate and when human approval is required.

— Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of specifying

Verb

Accoridng to People, the King is insisting that his private funds not be used in Andrew’s legal dispute with the police.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
They were thoroughly dominated by Chicago in a 23-12 loss on Sunday, a performance that left fans increasingly frustrated and the Jets insisting the franchise's past failures weren't seeping into the locker room.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of insisting

Verb

Sophie Cunningham has become a megastar by boldly stating that men have no business competing in women’s sports — all while shooting the lights out from beyond the 3-point arc.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
About a week later, on Thursday, the department received an email from campus leadership stating the previous correspondence was an error.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stating

Verb

That same day, at least one student received a disciplinary notice asking them to schedule a meeting with the student conduct administrator in less than two weeks.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
One example would be asking the agent to book a medical appointment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of asking

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Later still, we are introduced to Satoko Iijima (Ishida), who again shares many defining features with her two namesakes, albeit with just enough subtle differences to keep the audience on the back foot.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Every generation has had to master the defining tools of its era.

— Mary Moreland, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of defining

Verb

The landscape designers have ingeniously utilized desalinated water from the nearby sea, ensuring a sustainable water source.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The commission says the revision is aimed to remove duplicate and ineligible entries while ensuring eligible voters remain registered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ensuring

Verb

Reed, among the first to defect to LIV Golf in 2022, chose not to renew his LIV contract this year and leads the European tour points list, assuring him a return to the PGA Tour next year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of assuring

Verb

Bloomberg reported this week that Oracle’s decision to invoke force majeure on a New Mexico data center sent the cost of insuring its debt against default to a record.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Auto insurance is up 50% since 2019 However, the cost of insuring a car jumped by about 50% since July 2019, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics through July.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of insuring

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