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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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
Developers may move further from a system’s underlying code toward writing prompts, specifying outcomes and reviewing what AI fills in.

— Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of specifying

Verb

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

Verb

Her mother, Dalila Lopez, stood beside her daughter teary-eyed, stating that witnessing the citizenship process filled her with joy.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the DA's office made a court filing stating that Johnson was entitled to habeas relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stating

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Courts can also review objective legal questions, such as whether the evidence was sufficient — as Clancy’s lawyer is now asking the judge to do.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
New Jersey’s attorney general petitioned the Supreme Court, asking the justices to step in.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of asking

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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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

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