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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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
All 50 states are invited to submit a single response, specifying their contributions such as land, infrastructure, funding, and more.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of specifying

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Yigal Carmon, a conservative retired colonel in Israeli military intelligence and the founder of MEMRI, a research center that monitors media across the Muslim world, had spent years insisting that Qatar was a sponsor of terrorism.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
The alliance, which represents most of those agencies, has argued in recent years for a major adjustment in state compensation, insisting payments have lagged inflation for more than a decade, costing the industry more than $300 million annually.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of insisting

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In December 2022 and October 2023, Reiber signed government paperwork falsely stating the company was independent and had no external owner, according to the complaint.

— Anniek Bao,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Sunday, a caller reported hearing two men quarreling and someone stating that a person would be taken into custody.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of stating

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To set the stage, the report’s authors said self-service technology is rapidly becoming a defining feature of the modern in-store retail experience.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Waka Flocka Flame, Roscoe Dash, and Wale each bring distinct energy, turning the record into a defining party anthem of its era.

— Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of defining

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Meta has published two posts in as many weeks documenting the design decisions that went into ensuring an assistant with such extraordinary access to user data and resources is secure and private.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Those around him have always maintained that he was devastated, concerned for William and Harry and heavily involved in ensuring Diana was treated with the appropriate dignity after her death.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ensuring

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Lee teased the partnership over the summer at San Diego Comic-Con, assuring the audience in Hall H that the DC IP would be in good hands with the Stuart team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring New York of at least an AL wild card berth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of assuring

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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
The association absorbed the cost of insuring and securing the building, as well as any repairs or renovations necessary afterward, said Emily Baime Michaels, the association’s executive director.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of insuring

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